Spin hall effects

J Sinova, SO Valenzuela, J Wunderlich, CH Back… - Reviews of modern …, 2015 - APS
Spin Hall effects are a collection of relativistic spin-orbit coupling phenomena in which
electrical currents can generate transverse spin currents and vice versa. Despite being …

Current-induced torques in magnetic materials

A Brataas, AD Kent, H Ohno - Nature materials, 2012 - nature.com
The magnetization of a magnetic material can be reversed by using electric currents that
transport spin angular momentum. In the reciprocal process a changing magnetization …

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 …

Spin-torque and spin-Hall nano-oscillators

T Chen, RK Dumas, A Eklund, PK Muduli… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews the state of the art in spin-torque and spin-Hall-effect-driven nano-
oscillators. After a brief introduction to the underlying physics, the authors discuss different …

Dependence of the efficiency of spin Hall torque on the transparency of Pt/ferromagnetic layer interfaces

CF Pai, Y Ou, LH Vilela-Leão, DC Ralph, RA Buhrman - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
We report that spin current transport across Pt/ferromagnet (FM) interfaces as measured by
the spin torques exerted on the FM is strongly dependent on the type and the thickness of …

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 …

Spin transfer torques

DC Ralph, MD Stiles - Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2008 - Elsevier
This tutorial article introduces the physics of spin transfer torques in magnetic devices. Our
intention is that it be accessible to beginning graduate students. We provide an elementary …

Nonlocal magnetization dynamics in ferromagnetic heterostructures

Y Tserkovnyak, A Brataas, GEW Bauer… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2005 - APS
Two complementary effects modify the GHz magnetization dynamics of nanoscale
heterostructures of ferromagnetic and normal materials relative to those of the isolated …

Spin pumping and magnetization dynamics in metallic multilayers

Y Tserkovnyak, A Brataas, GEW Bauer - Physical Review B, 2002 - APS
We study the magnetization dynamics in thin ferromagnetic films and small ferromagnetic
particles in contact with paramagnetic conductors. A moving magnetization vector causes …

Spin transport at interfaces with spin-orbit coupling: Formalism

VP Amin, MD Stiles - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We generalize magnetoelectronic circuit theory to account for spin transfer to and from the
atomic lattice via interfacial spin-orbit coupling. This enables a proper treatment of spin …