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 …

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 …

Field-free spin-orbit torque-induced switching of perpendicular magnetization in a ferrimagnetic layer with a vertical composition gradient

Z Zheng, Y Zhang, V Lopez-Dominguez… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Current-induced spin-orbit torques (SOTs) are of interest for fast and energy-efficient
manipulation of magnetic order in spintronic devices. To be deterministic, however …

Highly Efficient Spin–Orbit Torque and Switching of Layered Ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2

M Alghamdi, M Lohmann, J Li, PR Jothi, Q Shao… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Among van der Waals (vdW) layered ferromagnets, Fe3GeTe2 (FGT) is an excellent
candidate material to form FGT/heavy metal heterostructures for studying the effect of 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 …

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 …

Controllable field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization through bulk spin-orbit torque in symmetry-broken ferromagnetic films

X Xie, X Zhao, Y Dong, X Qu, K Zheng, X Han… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Programmable magnetic field-free manipulation of perpendicular magnetization switching is
essential for the development of ultralow-power spintronic devices. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] 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 Xing, 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 …

Absence of evidence of electrical switching of the antiferromagnetic Néel vector

CC Chiang, SY Huang, D Qu, PH Wu, CL Chien - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
Much theoretical and experimental attention has been focused on the electrical switching of
the antiferromagnetic (AFM) Néel vector via spin-orbit torque. Measurements employing …