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 …

Current‐induced spin–orbit torques for spintronic applications

J Ryu, S Lee, KJ Lee, BG Park - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Control of magnetization in magnetic nanostructures is essential for development of
spintronic devices because it governs fundamental device characteristics such as energy …

Spin-orbit torques: Materials, physics, and devices

X Han, X Wang, C Wan, G Yu, X Lv - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Spintronics, that is, the utilization of electron spin to enrich the functionality of
microelectronics, has led to the inception of numerous novel devices, particularly magnetic …

Field-free spin–orbit torque switching enabled by the interlayer Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction

W He, C Wan, C Zheng, Y Wang, X Wang, T Ma… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Perpendicularly magnetized structures that are switchable using a spin current under field-
free conditions can potentially be applied in spin–orbit torque magnetic random-access …

Reducing Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction and field-free spin-orbit torque switching in synthetic antiferromagnets

R Chen, Q Cui, L Liao, Y Zhu, R Zhang, H Bai… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Perpendicularly magnetized synthetic antiferromagnets (SAF), possessing low net
magnetization and high thermal stability as well as easy reading and writing characteristics …

Prospect of spin-orbitronic devices and their applications

Y Cao, G **ng, H Lin, N Zhang, H Zheng, K Wang - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Science, engineering, and medicine ultimately demand fast information processing with ultra-
low power consumption. The recently developed spin-orbit torque (SOT)-induced …

Antiferromagnetism: An efficient and controllable spin source

H Bai, YC Zhang, L Han, YJ Zhou, F Pan… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics is an emerging field, with significant advances in
particular in the study of the tunable spin generation, transport, manipulation, and detection …

Field‐Free Programmable Spin Logics via Chirality‐Reversible Spin–Orbit Torque Switching

X Wang, C Wan, W Kong, X Zhang, Y **ng… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Spin–orbit torque (SOT)‐induced magnetization switching exhibits chirality
(clockwise or counterclockwise), which offers the prospect of programmable spin‐logic …

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 …

How to manipulate magnetic states of antiferromagnets

C Song, Y You, X Chen, X Zhou, Y Wang… - Nanotechnology, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Antiferromagnetic materials, which have drawn considerable attention recently, have
fascinating features: they are robust against perturbation, produce no stray fields, and exhibit …