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We investigate spin transport in two dimensional ferromagnetic (FTI) and antiferromagnetic (AFTI) topological insulators. In presence of an in plane magnetization AFTI supports zero energy modes, which enables topologically protected edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-01-26 Sumit Ghosh , Aurelien Manchon

The interplay between spin reorientation and topological electronic structure in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets is central to understanding how magnetic anisotropy shapes charge transport. Although spin-reorientation…

Graphene sandwiched between semiconducting monolayers of ferromagnet Cr$_2$Ge$_2$Te$_6$ and transition-metal dichalcogenide WS$_2$ acquires both spin-orbit (SO), of valley-Zeeman and Rashba types, and exchange couplings. Using…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-14 Klaus Zollner , Marko D. Petrovic , Kapildeb Dolui , Petr Plechac , Branislav K. Nikolic , Jaroslav Fabian

The intrinsic magnetism observed in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials provides a unique opportunity for exploring the 2D topological magnetic textures, in particular skyrmionic magnetic textures (SMTs) including skyrmion…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-22 Xiaoyan Yao , Di Hu , Shuai Dong

The design of spin-orbit torque properties in two-dimensional (2D) materials presents one of the challenges of modern spintronics. In this context, 2D layers involving rare-earth ions $-$ which give rise to robust magnetism, exhibit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-21 Mahmoud Zeer , Dongwook Go , Mathias Kläui , Wulf Wulfhekel , Stefan Blügel , Yuriy Mokrousov

The capability of the spin-orbit torque (SOT) generated via phenomena such as the spin Hall effect in heavy metals, in switching the magnetization of an adjacent magnetic material, has been studied extensively over the last decade. The…

Electrical manipulation of magnetization via current-induced spin orbit torques offers a promising route toward nonvolatile and energy efficient spintronic devices. In this work, we present a comprehensive investigation of SOTs in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-03 Dhananjaya Mahapatra , Anudeepa Ghosh , Harekrishna Bhunia , Bipul Pal , Partha Mitra

Spin-orbit torque (SOT) is a promising switching mechanism for magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) as a result of the potential for improved switching speed and energy-efficiency. It is of particular interest to develop an SOT-MRAM device…

We report a new class of large-gap quantum spin Hall insulators in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, namely, MX$_2$ with M=(Mo, W) and X=(S, Se, and Te), whose topological electronic properties are highly tunable by external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-12-16 Xiaofeng Qian , Junwei Liu , Liang Fu , Ju Li

Spintronics is concerned with replacing charge current with current of spin, the electron's intrinsic angular momentum. In magnetic insulators, spin currents are carried by magnons, the quanta of spin-wave excitations on top of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-24 Samuel Mañas-Valero , Toeno van der Sar , Rembert A. Duine , Bart van Wees

Deterministic current-induced spin-orbit torque (SOT) switching of magnetization in a heavy transition metal/ferromagnetic metal/oxide magnetic heterostructure with the ferromagnetic layer being perpendicularly-magnetized typically requires…

The spin-orbit torque (SOT) in a compensated ferrimagnetic Weyl semimetal, ${\rm Ti}_{2}{\rm MnAl}$, is studied by the linear response theory. We elucidate that the SOT driven by all the occupied electronic states is present in magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-18 Tomonari Meguro , Akihiro Ozawa , Koji Kobayashi , Yasufumi Araki , Kentaro Nomura

Current-induced spin-orbit torque (SOT) plays a crucial role in the next-generation spin-orbitronics. Enhancing its efficiency is both fundamentally and practically interesting and remains a challenge to date. Recently, orbital counterparts…

Spin-Orbit Torque (SOT) Magnetic Random-Access Memories (MRAM) have shown promising results towards the realization of fast, non-volatile memory systems. Oxidation of the heavy-metal (HM) layer of the SOT-MRAM has been proposed as a method…

The spin-orbit torque (SOT) arising from materials with large spin-orbit coupling promises a path for ultra-low power and fast magnetic-based storage and computational devices. We investigated the SOT from magnetron-sputtered BixSe(1-x)…

Realization of efficient spin-orbit torque switching of the N\'eel vector in insulating antiferromagnets is a challenge, often complicated by spurious effects. Quantifying the spin-orbit torques in antiferromagnet/heavy metal…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-02-25 Igor Lyalin , Hantao Zhang , Justin Michel , Daniel Russell , Fengyuan Yang , Ran Cheng , Roland K. Kawakami

Spin-orbit-torque (SOT) induced magnetization switching in Co/Pt/Co trilayer, with two Co layers exhibiting magnetization easy axes orthogonal to each other is investigated. Pt layer is used as a source of spin-polarized current as it is…

Since the discovery of the spin orbit torque (SOT) induced by spin Hall effect in heavy metals, much effort has been devoted to understanding the mechanism of the charge-to-spin conversion as well as to developing new schemes for high…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-15 Shengjie Shi , R. A. Buhrman

An applied electric current through a space-inversion asymmetric magnet induces spin-orbit torques (SOTs) on the magnetic moments, which holds much promise for future memory devices. We discuss general Green's function expressions suitable…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-11-19 Frank Freimuth , Stefan Blügel , Yuriy Mokrousov

Magnetic topological materials represent a class of compounds whose properties are strongly influenced by the topology of the electronic wavefunctions coupled with the magnetic spin configuration. Such materials can support chiral…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-08 B. Andrei Bernevig , Claudia Felser , Haim Beidenkopf