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We report time-resolved measurements of magnetization switching by spin-orbit torques in the absence of an external magnetic field in perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ). Field-free switching is enabled by the dipolar…
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Dynamics of homogeneous moving vortex matter is considered beyond the linear response. The framework is the time dependent Ginzburg - Landau equation within the lowest Landau level approximation. Both disorder and thermal fluctuations are…
Flexible control of magnetization switching by electrical manners is crucial for applications of spin-orbitronics. Besides of a switching current that is parallel to an applied field, a bias current that is normal to the switching current…
An experimental study on the nature of spin-dependent excess charge carrier transitions at the interface between (111) oriented phosphorous doped ([P] ~ 10^15 cm^3) crystalline silicon and silicon dioxide at high magnetic field (B_0 ~ 8.5…
We have carried out tilt magnetic field (B) studies of the \nu=12/5 fractional quantum Hall state in an ultra-high quality GaAs quantum well specimen. Its diagonal magneto-resistance Rxx shows a non-monotonic dependence on tilt angle…
The periodical dependencies in magnetic field of the asymmetry of the current-voltage curves of asymmetric aluminum loop are investigated experimentally at different temperatures below the transition into the superconducting state T < Tc.…
The shape of the Fermi surface influences many physical phenomena in materials and a growing interest in how the spin-dependent properties are related to the fermiology of crystals has surged. Recently, a novel current-dependent nonlinear…
The generation of collinear spin current (CSC), where both the propagation direction and spin-polarized direction aligned perpendicularly to the applied charge current, is crucial for efficiently manipulating systems with perpendicular…
The electron spin decay lifetime in materials can be characterized by relaxation (T1) and irreversible (T2) and reversible (T2*) decoherence processes. Their interplay leads to a complex dependence of spin relaxation times on the direction…
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Low-temperature measurements of asymmetric carbon nanotube (CNT) quantum dots are reported. The CNTs are end-contacted with one ferromagnetic and one normal-metal electrode. The measurements show a spin-dependent rectification of the…