Current-induced spin-orbit torques in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic systems

A Manchon, J Železný, IM Miron, T Jungwirth… - Reviews of Modern …, 2019 - APS
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 …

Comparison of spin-orbit torques and spin pumping across NiFe/Pt and NiFe/Cu/Pt interfaces

T Nan, S Emori, CT Boone, X Wang, TM Oxholm… - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
We experimentally investigate spin-orbit torques and spin pumping in NiFe/Pt bilayers with
direct and interrupted interfaces. The dampinglike and fieldlike torques are simultaneously …

Soliton-like magnetic domain wall motion induced by the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction

Y Yoshimura, KJ Kim, T Taniguchi, T Tono, K Ueda… - Nature Physics, 2016 - nature.com
Topological defects such as magnetic solitons, vortices and skyrmions have started to play
an important role in modern magnetism because of their extraordinary stability, which can be …

Emerging three-terminal magnetic memory devices

SW Lee, KJ Lee - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spin-transfer torques can switch magnetizations via a current passing through a magnetic
tunnel junction, an effect that is being pursued as the switching mechanism in spin-transfer …

Temperature dependence of spin-orbit torques across the magnetic compensation point in a ferrimagnetic TbCo alloy film

K Ueda, M Mann, PWP De Brouwer, D Bono… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
The temperature dependence of spin-orbit torques (SOTs) and spin-dependent transport
parameters is measured in bilayer Ta/TbCo ferrimagnetic alloy films with bulk perpendicular …

[HTML][HTML] Spin-orbit torques in Ta/TbxCo100-x ferrimagnetic alloy films with bulk perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

K Ueda, M Mann, CF Pai, AJ Tan… - Applied Physics Letters, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We quantified the bulk perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and spin-orbit torques
(SOTs) in bilayer Ta/Tb x Co 100-x ferrimagnetic alloy films with varying Tb concentration …

Simultaneous control of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction and magnetic anisotropy in nanomagnetic trilayers

AL Balk, KW Kim, DT Pierce, MD Stiles, J Unguris… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
Magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) microscopy measurements of magnetic bubble domains
demonstrate that Ar+ irradiation around 100 eV can tune the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of rare earth metal on the spin-orbit torque in magnetic heterostructures

K Ueda, CF Pai, AJ Tan, M Mann… - Applied Physics Letters, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We report the effect of the rare earth metal Gd on current-induced spin-orbit torques (SOTs)
in perpendicularly magnetized Pt/Co/Gd heterostructures, characterized using harmonic …

Progress in Spin Logic Devices Based on Domain-Wall Motion

BB Vermeulen, B Sorée, S Couet, K Temst, VD Nguyen - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spintronics, utilizing both the charge and spin of electrons, benefits from the nonvolatility,
low switching energy, and collective behavior of magnetization. These properties allow the …

Spin-orbit torque generation in bilayers

K Ueda, N Moriuchi, K Fukushima, T Kida, M Hagiwara… - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
The 5 d transition-metal oxides have a unique electronic structure dominated by strong spin-
orbit coupling and hence they can be an intriguing platform to explore spin-current physics …