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Recently, spin-transfer torque (STT) based magnetization switching has been widely utilized in magnetic resistance-based memories, which have broad applications in microcontroller units and other devices. This study utilizes a macrospin…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-03-18 Tomoki Watanabe , Keisuke Yamada , Yoshinobu Nakatani

Spin-orbit torques (SOTs) have opened a new path to switch the magnetization in perpendicularly magnetized films and are of great interest due to their potential applications in novel data storage technology, such as the magnetic random…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-02-02 Pan He , Xuepeng Qiu , Vanessa L. Zhang , Yang Wu , Meng Hau Kuok , Hyunsoo Yang

Oxidation strongly influences the properties of magnetic layers employed in spintronic devices. We study the effect of oxidation on the structural, magnetic, and electrical properties as well as current-induced spin-orbit torques (SOTs) in…

We present a detailed analysis of harmonic longitudinal and Hall voltage measurements for in-plane magnetized Pt/Co/Ta and Ta/Co/Pt trilayers in reference to Pt/Co and Ta/Co bilayers. Enhancement of spin-orbit torques (SOTs) and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-17 Anastasiia Moskaltsova , Denis Dyck , Jan-Michael Schmalhorst , Günter Reiss , Timo Kuschel

We experimentally investigate spin-orbit torques and spin pumping in NiFe/Pt bilayers with direct and interrupted interfaces. The damping-like and field-like torques are simultaneously measured with spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance tuned…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-02-16 Tianxiang Nan , Satoru Emori , Carl T. Boone , Xinjun Wang , Trevor M. Oxholm , John G. Jones , Brandon M. Howe , Gail J. Brown , Nian X. Sun

In this work, we study magnetization switching induced by spin-orbit torque in W(Pt)/Co/NiO heterostructures with variable thickness of heavy-metal layers W and Pt, perpendicularly magnetized Co layer and an antiferromagnetic NiO layer.…

The orbital Hall effect in light materials has attracted considerable attention for developing novel orbitronic devices. Here we investigate the orbital torque efficiency and demonstrate the switching of the perpendicularly magnetized…

We report very efficient spin current generation by the spin Hall effect in the alloy Au0.25Pt0.75, which, as determined by two different direct spin-orbit torque measurements, exhibits a giant internal spin Hall ratio of > 0.58…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-12 Lijun Zhu , Daniel. C. Ralph , Robert A. Buhrman

We report the experimental observation of spin-orbit torque induced switching of perpendicularly magnetized Pt/Co elements in a time resolved stroboscopic experiment based on high resolution Kerr microscopy. Magnetization dynamics is…

Spin currents can modify the magnetic state of ferromagnetic ultrathin films through spin-orbit torque. They may be generated by means of spin-orbit interaction by either bulk or interfacial phenomena. Electrical transport measurements…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-27 A. Anadón , R. Guerrero , J. A. Jover-Galtier , A. Gudín , J. M. Díez , P. Olleros-Rodríguez , R. Miranda , J. Camarero , P. Perna

Spin-orbit torques in ferromagnetic (FM)/non-magnetic (NM) heterostructures offer more energy-efficient means to realize spin-logic devices; however, their strengths are determined by the heterostructure interface. This work examines…

Spin-orbit torque (SOT) enables ultra-fast, energy-efficient magnetization switching, making it a promising mechanism for introducing MRAMs for cache memory applications. However, current SOT-MRAM devices face write efficiency limitations,…

The spin-orbit torque, a torque induced by a charge current flowing through the heavy-metal conducting layer with strong spin-orbit interactions, provides an efficient way to control the magnetization direction in heavy-metal/ferromagnet…

Charge-spin interconversion processes underpin the generation of spin-orbit torques in magnetic/nonmagnetic bilayers. However, efficient sources of spin currents such as 5d metals are also efficient spin sinks, resulting in a large increase…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-08-23 Shilei Ding , Hanchen Wang , William Legrand , Paul Noël , Pietro Gambardella

We report the growth of MgO[001]//Fe(6 nm)/MgO(7 nm) and MgO[001]//Fe(6 nm)/Pt(6 nm) by molecular beam epitaxy and show that the full characterization by spin-orbit ferromagnetic resonance (SO-FMR) allows the determination of magnetic…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-01-30 C. Guillemard , S. Petit-Watelot , S. Andrieu , J. -C. Rojas-Sánchez

Orbital torque (OT) offers a highly efficient way for electrical magnetization manipulation. However, its potential in the emerging field of flexible spintronics remains largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate a flexible and robust OT…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-08-27 Liguang Gong , Jian Song , Bin Lao , Run-Wei Li , Zhiming Wang

In this study, the spin-orbit torque (SOT) in light metal oxide systems is investigated using an experimental approach based on harmonic Hall voltage techniques in out-of-plane (OOP) angular geometry for samples with in-plane magnetic…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-01-03 Y. Xu , B. Bony , S. Krishnia , R. Torrão Victor , S. Collin , A. Fert , J. -M. George , V. Cros , H. Jaffrès

The 5d transition-metal oxides have been an intriguing platform to demonstrate efficient charge to spin current conversion due to a unique electronic structure dominated by strong spin-orbit coupling. Here, we report on stacking-order…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-07 Kohei Ueda , Naoki Moriuchi , Kenta Fukushima , Takanori Kida , Masayuki Hagiwara , Jobu Matsuno

So far, studies of spin-orbit torques (SOT) in ferromagnets with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) have been restricted to ultra thin samples, while a systematic study of its thickness dependence is still lacking in literature. In…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-06-08 Niklas Roschewsky , Charles-Henri Lambert , Sayeef Salahuddin

We investigated spin-orbit torques in prototypical Pt-based spintronic devices. We found that, in Pt/Ni and Pt/Fe bilayers, the damping-like torque efficiency depends on the thickness of the Pt layer. We also found that the damping-like…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-01-20 Hiroki Hayashi , Akira Musha , Hiroto Sakimura , Kazuya Ando