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We study deterministic magnetic reversal of a perpendicularly magnetized Co layer in a Co/MgO/Ta nano-square driven by spin Hall torque from an in-plane current flowing in an underlying Pt layer. The rate-limiting step of the switching…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 O. J. Lee , L. Q. Liu , C. F. Pai , H. W. Tseng , Y. Li , D. C. Ralph , R. A. Buhrman

An isotropic medium, having magnetic sublevels, when subjected to a magnetic field or an electromagnetic field can induce anisotropy in the medium; and as a result the plane of polarization of the probe field can rotate. Therefore the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Anil K. Patnaik , G. S. Agarwal

Continuous switching driven by spin-orbit torque (SOT) is preferred to realize neuromorphic computing in a spintronic manner. Here we have applied focused ion beam (FIB) to selectively illuminate patterned regions in a Pt/Co/MgO strip with…

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 experimentally study spin-Hall nano-oscillators based on [Co/Ni] multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. We show that these devices are capable of single-frequency auto-oscillations at current densities comparable to those in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-19 B. Divinskiy , V. E. Demidov , A. Kozhanov , A. B. Rinkevich , S. O. Demokritov , S. Urazhdin

Spin-orbit torque facilitates efficient magnetization switching via an in-plane current in perpendicularly magnetized heavy metal/ferromagnet heterostructures. The efficiency of spin-orbit-torque-induced switching is determined by the…

In this article we analyze by modeling two possible mechanisms for magnetization switching using spin orbit torques, which have been reported to cause field-free deterministic switching in experiments. Here we compare the field-free…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 F. Garcia-Sanchez , G. Soares , M. Pasquale

For deterministic magnetization switching by spin-orbit torque (SOT) in a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy system, an additional in-plane direction magnetic field is essential for deterministic switching by breaking the magnetization…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-29 Suhyeok An , Hyeong-Joo Seo , Eunchong Baek , Soobeom Lee , Chun-Yeol You

We address the technologically important issue of the spin orientation on a correlated magnetic surface and how to manipulate it. We consider a prototypical strongly correlated system, NiO, and show that a single particle approach with…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-24 Subhra Sen Gupta , Shinjini Paul , Suman Mandal , D. D. Sarma , Priya Mahadevan

Focused ion beam irradiation of metastable Fe$_{78}$Ni$_{22}$ thin films grown on Cu(100) substrates is used to create ferromagnetic, body-centered-cubic patterns embedded into paramagnetic, face-centered-cubic surrounding. The structural…

We probe the current-induced magnetic switching of insulating antiferromagnet/heavy metals systems, by electrical spin Hall magnetoresistance measurements and direct imaging, identifying a reversal occurring by domain wall (DW) motion. We…

Multifunctional materials composed of ultrathin magnetic films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy combined with ferroelectric substrates represent a new approach toward low power, fast, high density spintronics. Here we demonstrate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-01-08 Daniel B. Gopman , Cindi L. Dennis , Andrew P. Chen , Yury L. Iunin , Peter Finkel , Margo Staruch , Robert D. Shull

Spin-orbit torques induced by spin Hall and interfacial effects in heavy metal/ferromagnetic bilayers allow for a switching geometry based on in-plane current injection. Using this geometry, we demonstrate deterministic magnetization…

Spin-orbit coupling in ferromagnets gives rise to the anomalous Hall effect and the anisotropic magnetoresistance, both of which can be used to create spin-transfer torques in a similar manner as the spin Hall effect. In this paper we show…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-11-19 Tomohiro Taniguchi , J. Grollier , M. D. Stiles

Planar current-induced magnetization switching (CIMS) driven by spin-orbit torque (SOT) requires an in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy (UMA), which can be induced by oblique-angle sputter deposition of the heavy-metal underlayer in…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-04-07 Amir Khan , Shalini Sharma , Tiago de Oliveira Schneider , Markus Meinert

Magnetic materials with strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy are of great interest for the development of nonvolatile magnetic memory and computing technologies due to their high stabilities at the nanoscale. However, electrical…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-04-04 Lijun Zhu

Orbital angular momentum and torque transfer play central roles in a wide range of magnetic textures and devices including skyrmions and spin-torque electronics(1-4). Analogous topological structures are now also being explored in…

The ability to control solid-state quantum emitters is fundamental to advancing quantum technologies. The performance of these systems is fundamentally governed by their spin-dependent photodynamics, yet conventional control methods using…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-10 Zhixian Liu , Jiahao Sun , Ganyu Xu , Bo Yang , Yuhang Guo , Yu Wang , Cunliang Xin , Hongfang Zuo , Mengqi Wang , Ya Wang

Deterministically controllable multi-state polarizations in ferroelectric materials are promising for the application of next-generation non-volatile multi-state memory devices. However, the achievement of multi-state polarizations has been…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-02-19 Chao Chen , Deyang Chen , Peilian Li , Minghui Qin , Xubing Lu , Guofu Zhou , Xingsen Gao , Jun-Ming Liu

The kagome lattice antiferromagnets Mn$_3$X(= Sn, Ge) have a noncollinear 120$^\circ$ ordered ground state, which engenders a strong anomalous Hall response. It has been shown that this response is linked to the magnetic order and can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-11-16 Sayak Dasgupta , Oleg A. Tretiakov