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Proximity effects are one of the pillars of exotic phenomena and technological applications of two dimensional materials. However, the interactions nature depends strongly on the materials involved, their crystalline symmetries, and…

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Topological insulators are quantum materials involving Time-reversal protected surface states(TSS) making them appealing candidates for the design of next generation of highly efficient spintronic devices. The very recent observation of…

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The emergent induction of spiral magnets that was proposed [Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 58, 120909 (2019)] and recently demonstrated [Nature 586, 232 (2020)] is shown to be further extended by a comprehensive treatment of the Rashba spin-orbit…

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Planar spin transport in disordered ultrathin magnetic bilayers comprising a ferromagnet and a normal metal (typically used for spin pumping, spin Seebeck and spin-orbit torque experiments) is investigated theoretically. Using a…

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Spin-orbit torque (SOT) can be used to efficiently manipulate the magnetic state of magnetic materials, which is an essential element for memory and logic applications. Due to symmetry constraints, only in-plane spins can be injected into…

Magnetic torques generated through spin-orbit coupling promise energy-efficient spintronic devices. It is important for applications to control these torques so that they switch films with perpendicular magnetizations without an external…

The paramount acumen for controlling spin transport properties in nonmagnetic materials is the usage of spin-orbit coupling (SOC). We propose a model to calculate the spin hall angle (SHA) for the elemental transition metal dichalcogenide…

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We have optimized the growth of superconducting TaN thin films on \ch{SiO2} substrates via dc magnetron sputtering and extract a maximum superconducting transition temperature of $T_{\mathrm{c}}=5$ K as well as a maximum critical field…

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Terahertz (THz) spin-to-charge conversion has become an increasingly important process for THz pulse generation and as a tool to probe ultrafast spin interactions at magnetic interfaces. However, its relation to traditional, steady state,…

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We quantify the spin Hall angle {\theta}SH and spin diffusion length lsd of Nb from inverse spin-Hall effect (iSHE) measurements in Nb/Ni80Fe20 bilayers under ferromagnetic resonance. By varying the Nb thickness tNb and comparing to a…

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We present a systematic study on the influence of Rashba spin-orbit coupling, interlayer potential difference and exchange field on the topological properties of bilayer graphene. In the presence of only Rashba spin-orbit coupling and…

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We study inverse spin and orbital Hall effects in 19 transition metals using spin-pumping driven by ferromagnetic resonance. Spin-to-charge conversion was measured in YIG/X(5), while orbital-to-charge conversion was probed in YIG/Pt(2)/X(5)…

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In this work, we experimentally investigate spin and orbital torque phenomena using the spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance (ST-FMR) technique in a series of bilayer systems composed of different normal metal (NM) materials. Permalloy (Py)…

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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…

We study spin-orbit-torque-driven ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) in ferromagnetic (FM) bilayers, consisting of Co and permalloy (Py), sandwiched between Pt and MgO layers. We find that the FM layer in contact with the Pt layers dominantly…

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