Spin-orbit torques: Materials, mechanisms, performances, and potential applications

C Song, R Zhang, L Liao, Y Zhou, X Zhou… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current-induced spin-orbit torque (SOT) is attracting increasing interest and exciting
significant research activity. We aim to provide a comprehensive review of recent progress in …

Spintronics: Fundamentals and applications

I Žutić, J Fabian, SD Sarma - Reviews of modern physics, 2004 - APS
Spintronics, or spin electronics, involves the study of active control and manipulation of spin
degrees of freedom in solid-state systems. This article reviews the current status of this …

Electric field control of deterministic current-induced magnetization switching in a hybrid ferromagnetic/ferroelectric structure

K Cai, M Yang, H Ju, S Wang, Y Ji, B Li… - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
All-electrical and programmable manipulations of ferromagnetic bits are highly pursued for
the aim of high integration and low energy consumption in modern information technology …

Spins in few-electron quantum dots

R Hanson, LP Kouwenhoven, JR Petta, S Tarucha… - Reviews of modern …, 2007 - APS
The canonical example of a quantum-mechanical two-level system is spin. The simplest
picture of spin is a magnetic moment pointing up or down. The full quantum properties of …

Tunable Rashba spin-orbit interaction at oxide interfaces

AD Caviglia, M Gabay, S Gariglio, N Reyren… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
The quasi-two-dimensional electron gas found at the LaAlO 3/SrTiO 3 interface offers
exciting new functionalities, such as tunable superconductivity, and has been proposed as a …

Interface-induced phenomena in magnetism

F Hellman, A Hoffmann, Y Tserkovnyak… - Reviews of modern …, 2017 - APS
This article reviews static and dynamic interfacial effects in magnetism, focusing on
interfacially driven magnetic effects and phenomena associated with spin-orbit coupling and …

Driven coherent oscillations of a single electron spin in a quantum dot

FHL Koppens, C Buizert, KJ Tielrooij, IT Vink… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The ability to control the quantum state of a single electron spin in a quantum dot is at the
heart of recent developments towards a scalable spin-based quantum computer. In …

Electrical spin injection and accumulation at room temperature in an all-metal mesoscopic spin valve

FJ Jedema, AT Filip, BJ Van Wees - Nature, 2001 - nature.com
Finding a means to generate, control and use spin-polarized currents represents an
important challenge for spin-based electronics,,, or 'spintronics'. Spin currents and the …

Coherent control of a single electron spin with electric fields

KC Nowack, FHL Koppens, YV Nazarov… - Science, 2007 - science.org
Manipulation of single spins is essential for spin-based quantum information processing.
Electrical control instead of magnetic control is particularly appealing for this purpose …

Magnetoelectric effects and valley-controlled spin quantum gates in transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers

Z Gong, GB Liu, H Yu, D **ao, X Cui, X Xu… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
In monolayer group-VI transition metal dichalcogenides, charge carriers have spin and
valley degrees of freedom, both associated with magnetic moments. On the other hand, the …