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Spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is known to play an important role in superconductor/ferromagnet heterostructures. Here we demonstrate that SOC results in the spontaneous generation of vortices in an \textit{s}-wave superconductor placed below a…
The magnetization evolution of the free layer in an orthogonal spin-torque device is studied based on a macrospin model. The trajectory of magnetization vector under various conditions has shown rich nonlinear properties. The phase diagram…
It has been demonstrated that the switching of perpendicular magnetization can be achieved with spin orbit torque (SOT) at an ultrafast speed and low energy consumption. However, to make the switching deterministic, an undesirable magnetic…
Ferrimagnets have the potential to play a key role in spintronics due to their high stability, low energy consumption, and rapid magnetic state switching. These characteristics are typically observed in ferrimagnetic materials near magnetic…
An array of spin torque oscillators (STOs) for practical applications such as pattern recognition was recently proposed, where several STOs are connected by a common nonmagnet. In this structure, in addition to the electric and/or magnetic…
We report measurements of the thickness and temperature (T) dependencies of current-induced spin-orbit torques, especially the field-like (FL) component, in various heavy metal (HM)/normal metal (NM) spacer/ferromagnet (FM)/Oxide (MgO and…
Magnetic heterostructures that combine large spin-orbit torque efficiency, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, and low resistivity are key to develop electrically-controlled memory and logic devices. Here we report on vector measurements of…
Spin-orbit torques (SOTs) generated in SOT-material/ferromagnet structures are classified as damping-like (DL) and field-like (FL) torques for current-driven magnetization switching. It is well known that both DL- and FL-SOTs originate from…
Using the linear response formalism for the spin-orbit torque (SOT) we compute from first principles the SOT in a system of two layers of L1$_0$-FePt(001) deposited on an fcc Pt(001) substrate of varying thickness. We find that at room…
Motivated by recent experiments observing a large antidamping spin-orbit torque (SOT) on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator, we investigate the origin of the current-induced SOT beyond linear-response theory. We find…
The spin-orbit torque device is promising as a candidate for next generation magnetic memory, while the static in-plane field needed to induce deterministic switching is a main obstacle for its application in highly integrated circuits.…
The dynamics of a spin-torque-oscillator (STO) coupled with a nano-magnet through dipole-dipole interaction was studied numerically by using the macrospin model for the application of the STO as a read head sensor of hard disk drives. We…
The development of advanced spintronics devices hinges on the efficient generation and utilization of pure spin current. In materials with large spin-orbit coupling, the spin Hall effect may convert charge current to pure spin current and a…
Voltage control of magnetism and spintronics have been highly desirable, but rarely realized. In this work, we show voltage-controlled spin-orbit torque (SOT) switching in W/CoFeB/MgO films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) with…
We reported a systematic study of spin-orbit torque biased magnetic sensors based on NiFe/Pt bilayers through both macro-spin modeling and experiments. The simulation results show that it is possible to achieve a linear sensor with a…
We observe magnetization dynamics induced by spin momentum transfer in the noise spectra of current perpendicular to the plane giant magnetoresistance spin valves. The dynamics are observable only for those combinations of current direction…
A central goal in spintronics and magnonics is the use of spin waves rather than electrons for efficient information processing. The key to integrate such spintronic circuits with electronic circuits is the ability to inject, control and…
Symmetry and magnitude of spin-orbit torques (SOT), i.e., current-induced torques on the magnetization of systems lacking inversion symmetry, are investigated in a fully relativistic linear response framework based on the Kubo formalism. By…
We propose a mechanism for detection of a single spin center on a non-magnetic substrate. In the detection scheme, the STM tunnel current is correlated with the spin orientation. In the presence of magnetic field, the spin precesses and the…
We report the control of vertical magnetization shift (VMS) and exchange bias through spin-orbit torque (SOT) in Pt/Co/Ir25Mn75/Co heterostructure device. The exchange bias accompanying with a large relative VMS of about 30 % is observed…