Van der Waals heterostructures for spintronics and opto-spintronics

JF Sierra, J Fabian, RK Kawakami, S Roche… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The large variety of 2D materials and their co-integration in van der Waals heterostructures
enable innovative device engineering. In addition, their atomically thin nature promotes the …

Roadmap of spin–orbit torques

Q Shao, P Li, L Liu, H Yang, S Fukami… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spin–orbit torque (SOT) is an emerging technology that enables the efficient manipulation of
spintronic devices. The initial processes of interest in SOTs involved electric fields, spin …

Magnetism, symmetry and spin transport in van der Waals layered systems

H Kurebayashi, JH Garcia, S Khan, J Sinova… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The discovery of an ever-increasing family of atomic layered magnetic materials, together
with the already established vast catalogue of strong spin–orbit coupling and topological …

Field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization by two-dimensional PtTe2/WTe2 van der Waals heterostructures with high spin Hall conductivity

F Wang, G Shi, KW Kim, HJ Park, JG Jang, HR Tan… - Nature materials, 2024 - nature.com
The key challenge of spin–orbit torque applications lies in exploring an excellent spin
source capable of generating out-of-plane spins while exhibiting high spin Hall conductivity …

Field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization at room temperature using out-of-plane spins from TaIrTe4

Y Liu, G Shi, D Kumar, T Kim, S Shi, D Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The development of spintronic devices based on spin–orbit torque requires the electrical-
current-driven field-free switching of magnetization in materials with perpendicular magnetic …

Room temperature field-free switching of CoFeB/MgO heterostructure based on large-scale few-layer WTe2

X Wang, H Wu, R Qiu, X Huang, J Zhang, J Long… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Spin-orbit-torque (SOT)-driven perpendicular magnetization switching has
attracted great attention for designing energy-efficient, high-density, and thermal-stable …

Spin‐Orbit Torque in Van der Waals‐Layered Materials and Heterostructures

W Tang, H Liu, Z Li, A Pan, YJ Zeng - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Spin‐orbit torque (SOT) opens an efficient and versatile avenue for the electrical
manipulation of magnetization in spintronic devices. The enhancement of SOT efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Room-temperature orbit-transfer torque enabling van der Waals magnetoresistive memories

ZC Pan, D Li, XG Ye, Z Chen, ZH Chen, AQ Wang… - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The non-volatile magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) is believed to facilitate
emerging applications, such as in-memory computing, neuromorphic computing and …

Two‐Dimensional Van Der Waals Topological Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Device Applications

G Zhang, H Wu, L Zhang, L Yang, Y Xie, F Guo, H Li… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, 2D van der Waals (vdW) topological materials (TMs), including
topological insulators and topological semimetals, which combine atomically flat 2D layers …

Field-free SOT-switching based on a vertical composition gradient of ferrimagnetic alloys

G Zeng, Y Wen, C Wu, C Ren, D Meng… - ACS Applied …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reproducible field-free spin–orbit torque (SOT)-driven perpendicular magnetization
switching is essential for the development of ultralow-power spintronic devices. However …