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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

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

A large anti-damping spin-obit torque (SOT) efficiency in magnetic heterostructures is a prerequisite to realize energy efficient spin torque based magnetic memories and logic devices. The efficiency can be characterized in terms of the…

Magnetoresistance (MR) provides a crucial tool for experimentally studying spin torques. While MR is well established in the device geometry of the spin Hall effect (SHE), as exemplified by the magnet/heavy-metal heterostructures, its role…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-13 Hantao Zhang , Ran Cheng

Recent discoveries regarding current-induced spin-orbit torques produced by heavy-metal/ferromagnet and topological-insulator/ferromagnet bilayers provide the potential for dramatically-improved efficiency in the manipulation of magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-08 D. MacNeill , G. M. Stiehl , M. H. D. Guimaraes , R. A. Buhrman , J. Park , D. C. Ralph

Spin orbit torques (SOT) are used to manipulate magnetization of ferromagnets in heavy metal / ferromagnetic bilayers and thus are technologically relevant from magnetization switching perspective. This necessitates development of methods…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-03 Akanksha Chouhan , Abhishek Erram , Ashwin A. Tulapurkar

In many applications, the ability to measure the vector information of a magnetic field with high spatial resolution and low cost is essential, but it is still a challenge for existing magnetometers composed of multiple sensors. Here, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-05 Xin Chen , Hang Xie , Haoxuan Shen , Yihong Wu

We propose a novel device concept using spin-orbit-torques to realize a magnetic field sensor, where we eliminate the sensor offset using a differential measurement concept. We derive a simple analytical formulation for the sensor signal…

Spin-orbit torques (SOT) allow the electrical control of magnetic states. Current-induced SOT switching of the perpendicular magnetization is of particular technological importance. The SOT consists of damping-like and field-like torques so…

We show that Py, a commonly-used soft ferromagnetic material with weak anisotropy, can become perpendicularly-magnetized while depositing on Ta buffer layer with Hf or Zr insertion layers (ILs) and MgO capping layer. By using two different…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-07-23 Tian-Yue Chen , Yongxi Ou , Tsung-Yu Tsai , Robert A. Buhrman , Chi-Feng Pai

Solid understanding of current induced torques is key to the development of current and voltage controlled magnetization dynamics in ultrathin magnetic heterostructures. To evaluate the size and direction of such torques, or effective…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Masamitsu Hayashi , Junyeon Kim , Michihiko Yamanouchi , Hideo Ohno

Significant new functionality is reported for torsion mechanical tools aimed at full magnetic characterizations of both spin statics and dynamics in micro- and nanostructures. Specifically, two orthogonal torque directions are monitored and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-19 Ghazal Hajisalem , Joseph E. Losby , Gustavo de Oliveira Luiz , Vincent T. K. Sauer , Paul E. Barclay , Mark R. Freeman

We proposed and demonstrated a simple method for detection of in-plane magnetization switching by spin-orbit torque (SOT) in bilayers of non-magnetic / magnetic materials. In our method, SOT is used not only for magnetization switching but…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-12-25 Nguyen Huynh Duy Khang , Pham Nam Hai

We demonstrate the use of model order reduction and neural networks for estimating the hysteresis properties of nanocrystalline permanent magnets from microstructure. With a data-driven approach, we learn the demagnetization curve from…

Spin-orbit coupling in inversion-asymmetric magnetic crystals and structures has emerged as a powerful tool to generate complex magnetic textures, interconvert charge and spin under applied current, and control magnetization dynamics.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 A. Manchon , J. Zelezný , I. M. Miron , T. Jungwirth , J. Sinova , A. Thiaville , K. Garello , P. Gambardella

Two-dimensional noncollinear magnetic states, such as spin-spiral magnets, offer an excellent platform for investigating fundamental phenomena, with potential for advancing stray-field-free spintronics. However, detection and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-06 Fedor Nigmatulin , Greta Lupi , Jose L. Lado , Zhipei Sun

Arising from the interplay between charge, spin and orbital of electrons, spin-orbit torque (SOT) has attracted immense interest in the past decade. Despite vast progress, the existing quantification methods of SOT still have their…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-11-18 Huanglin Yang , Huanjian Chen , Meng Tang , Shuai Hu , Xuepeng Qiu

We investigate the spin-transfer torque in a magnetic multilayer structure by means of a spin-diffusion model. The torque in the considered system, consisting of two magnetic layers separated by a conducting layer, is caused by a…

We study the spin orbit torque arising from an intrinsic linear Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling in a single layer III-V diluted magnetic semiconductor. We investigate the transport properties and spin torque using the linear response theory…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-17 Hang Li , Xuhui Wang , Fatih Dogan , Aurelien Manchon

The anomalous Hall effect is mainly used to probe the magnetization orientation in ferromagnetic materials. A less explored aspect is the torque acting back on magnetization, an effect that can be important at high currents. The spin-orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-06-24 Ioan Tudosa