Maximizing spin-orbit torque generated by the spin Hall effect of Pt

L Zhu, DC Ralph, RA Buhrman - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Efficient generation of spin–orbit torques is central for the exciting field of spin-orbitronics.
Platinum, the archetypal spin Hall material, has the potential to be an outstanding provider …

Magnetisation switching dynamics induced by combination of spin transfer torque and spin orbit torque

A Meo, J Chureemart, RW Chantrell, P Chureemart - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
We present a theoretical investigation of the magnetisation reversal process in CoFeB-
based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). We perform atomistic spin simulations of …

[HTML][HTML] A perspective on electrical generation of spin current for magnetic random access memories

C Safranski, JZ Sun, AD Kent - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Spin currents are used to write information in magnetic random access memory (MRAM)
devices by switching the magnetization direction of one of the ferromagnetic electrodes of a …

Spin-transfer and spin-orbit torques in the Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation

A Meo, CE Cronshaw, S Jenkins, A Lees… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Dynamic simulations of spin-transfer and spin-orbit torques are increasingly important for a
wide range of spintronic devices including magnetic random access memory, spin-torque …

Temperature-resilient random number generation with stochastic actuated magnetic tunnel junction devices

L Rehm, MG Morshed, S Misra, A Shukla… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Nanoscale magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) devices can efficiently convert thermal energy in
the environment into random bitstreams for computational modeling and cryptography. We …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic droplet solitons

F Macià, AD Kent - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic droplet solitons are dynamical magnetic textures that form due to an attractive
interaction between spin waves in thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Spin …

Thermal effects in spin-torque switching of perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions at cryogenic temperatures

L Rehm, G Wolf, B Kardasz, E Cogulu, Y Chen… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
Temperature plays an important role in spin-torque switching of magnetic tunnel junctions,
causing magnetization fluctuations that decrease the switching voltage but also introduce …

Deterministic and stochastic aspects of current-induced magnetization reversal in perpendicular nanomagnets

G Sala, J Meyer, A Flechsig, L Gabriel, P Gambardella - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We study the incubation and transition times that characterize the magnetization switching
induced by spin-orbit torques in nanomagnets with perpendicular anisotropy. We present a …