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 …

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 …

Recent advances in spin-orbit torques: Moving towards device applications

R Ramaswamy, JM Lee, K Cai, H Yang - Applied Physics Reviews, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
The ability of spintronic devices to utilize an electric current for manipulating the
magnetization has resulted in large-scale developments, such as magnetic random access …

Skyrmions in magnetic multilayers

W Jiang, G Chen, K Liu, J Zang, SGE Te Velthuis… - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Symmetry breaking together with strong spin–orbit interaction gives rise to many exciting
phenomena within condensed matter physics. A recent example is the existence of chiral …

Anomalous current-induced spin torques in ferrimagnets near compensation

R Mishra, J Yu, X Qiu, M Motapothula, T Venkatesan… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
While current-induced spin-orbit torques have been extensively studied in ferromagnets and
antiferromagnets, ferrimagnets have been less studied. Here we report the presence of …

Characterization and manipulation of spin orbit torque in magnetic heterostructures

X Qiu, Z Shi, W Fan, S Zhou, H Yang - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Electrical‐current‐induced magnetization switching is a keystone concept in the
development of spintronics devices. In the last few years, this field has experienced a …

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 …

FMR-related phenomena in spintronic devices

Y Wang, R Ramaswamy, H Yang - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Spintronic devices, such as non-volatile magnetic random access memories and logic
devices, have attracted considerable attention as potential candidates for future high …

Construction of a room-temperature Pt/Co/Ta multilayer film with ultrahigh-density skyrmions for memory application

L Wang, C Liu, N Mehmood, G Han… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Magnetic skyrmions are chiral quasiparticles that show promise for storage of information. At
present, the achievable skyrmion density (ηSk) is generally low (10–20 μm–2) because of …

Enhanced Spin-Orbit Torque and Multilevel Current-Induced Switching in Heterostructure

Z Zheng, Y Zhang, X Feng, K Zhang, J Nan, Z Zhang… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
Spin-orbit torque (SOT) driven magnetization switching in ferrimagnets (FIMs) can inspire a
variety of low-power, high-speed, and multifunctional spintronic devices. SOT efficiency in …