English
Related papers

Related papers: Deterministic multi-level spin orbit torque switch…

200 papers

We study the spin-dependent magneto conductance in mesoscopic rings subject to an inhomogeneous in-plane magnetic field. We show that the polarization direction of transmitted spin-polarized electrons can be controlled via an additional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Diego Frustaglia , Martina Hentschel , Klaus Richter

Recently, unconventional spin-orbit torques (SOTs) with tunable spin generation open new pathways for designing novel magnetization control for cutting-edge spintronics innovations. A leading research thrust is to develop field-free…

Spin-orbit coupling stands as a pivotal determinant in the realm of condensed matter physics. In recent, its profound influence on spin dynamics opens up a captivating arena with promising applications. Notably, the topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-06 Taekoo Oh , Naoto Nagaosa

Manipulation of the magnetization by external energies other than magnetic field, such as spin-polarized current1-4, electric voltage5,6 and circularly polarized light7-11 gives a paradigm shift in magnetic nanodevices. Magnetization…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 Y. K. Takahashi , R. Medapalli , S. Kasai , J. Wang , K. Ishioka , S. H. Wee , O. Hellwig , K. Hono , E. E. Fullerton

When light is transmitted through optically inhomogeneous and anisotropic media the spatial distribution of light can be modified according to its input polarization state. A complete analysis of this process, based on the paraxial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-02-08 Gabriel F. Calvo , Antonio Picón

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

Electrical manipulation of lattice, charge, and spin has been realized respectively by the piezoelectric effect, field-effect transistor, and electric field control of ferromagnetism, bringing about dramatic promotions both in fundamental…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-11-27 Bin Cui , Cheng Song , Gillian A. Gehring , Fan Li , Guangyue Wang , Chao Chen , Jingjing Peng , Haijun Mao , Fei Zeng , Feng Pan

Magnetic helix (MH) structure can be a role model for future spintronic devices. Utilizing the advantage of constructing possible magnetic configurations, in the present work first time we investigate spintronic behavior, to the best of our…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-06 Suparna Sarkar , Santanu K. Maiti

A WSe$_2$ monolayer shows many interesting properties due to its spin-orbit coupling induced spin splitting in bands around the Fermi level and the spin-valley configuration. The orientation of the spin polarization in the relevant bands is…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-11-02 Hong Tang , Santosh Neupane , Li Yin , Jason M. Breslin , Adrienn Ruzsinszky

We demonstrate a deterministic switching mechanism in collinear altermagnets driven by asymmetric sublattice spin currents. Unlike conventional antiferromagnets, where combined parity-time-reversal symmetry enforces purely staggered…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-14 Sayan Sarkar , Sunit Das , Amit Agarwal

The properties of S = 1 anisotropic Heisenberg models with nondiagonal exchange between axial and planar spin components are investigated using Monte Carlo techniques. The quantum nature is taken into account in a semi-classical…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Pleimling

Uniaxial spintronic heterostructures constitute compact THz emitters under femtosecond optical excitation, with emission amplitude and polarization governed by the applied magnetic field is presented. We demonstrate here efficient…

We report the enhancement of spin-orbit torques in MnAl/Ta films with improving chemical ordering through annealing. The switching current density is increased due to enhanced saturation magnetization MS and effective anisotropy field HK…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-04-26 K. K. Meng , J. Miao , X. G. Xu , Y. Wu , X. P. Zhao , J. H. Zhao , Y. Jiang

Electric-field control of magnetism via inverse magnetostrictive effect is an efficient path towards improving energy-efficient storage and sensing devices based on giant magnetoresistance effect. In this letter, we report on lateral…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-02-16 Vadym Iurchuk , Julien Bran , Manuel Acosta , Bohdan Kundys

We derive kinetic equations describing injection and transport of spin polarized carriers in organic semiconductors with hopping conductivity via an impurity level. The model predicts a strongly voltage dependent magnetoresistance, defined…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-02-06 A. V. Shumilin , V. V. Kabanov , V. A. Dediu

In the last few years, some ideas of electric manipulations in ferromagnetic heterostructures have been proposed for developing next generation spintronic devices. Among them, the magnetization switching driven by spin-orbit torque (SOT) is…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-03-27 P. F. Liu , J. Miao , Q. Liu , Z. D. Xu , Z. Y. Ren , K. K. Meng , Y. Wu , J. K. Chen , X. G. Xu , Y. Jiang

Domain engineering in ferroelectric thin films is crucial for next-generation microelectronic and photonic technologies. Here, a method is demonstrated to precisely control domain configurations in BaTiO$_3$ thin films through low-energy He…

Through systematics density functional calculations, the mechanism of the substrate induced spin reorientation transition in FePc/O-Cu(110) was explained in terms of charge transfer and rearrangement of Fe-d orbitals. Moreover, we found…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-01-14 Jun Hu , Ruqian Wu

Combining He ion irradiation and thermal mobility below 600K, we both trigger and control the transformation from chemical disorder to order in thin films of an intermetallic ferromagnet (FePd). Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations show how the…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-07 H. Bernas , D. Halley , K. -H. Heinig , J. -Ph. Attane , D. Ravelosona , A. Marty , P. Auric , C. Chappert , Y. Samson

A spin-1/2 Ising-Heisenberg branched chain constituted by regularly alternating Ising spins and Heisenberg dimers involving an additional side branching is exactly solved in a magnetic field by the transfer-matrix method. The spin-1/2…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2021-10-18 Jozef Strecka , Katarina Karlova , Azadeh Ghannadan