Impact of inherent energy barrier on spin-orbit torques in magnetic-metal/semimetal heterojunctions

Abstract Spintronic devices are based on heterojunctions of two materials with different magnetic and electronic properties. Although an energy barrier is naturally formed even at the interface of metallic heterojunctions, its impact on spin transport has been overlooked. Here, using diffusive spin...

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Main Authors: Tenghua Gao, Alireza Qaiumzadeh, Roberto E. Troncoso, Satoshi Haku, Hongyu An, Hiroki Nakayama, Yuya Tazaki, Song Zhang, Rong Tu, Akio Asami, Arne Brataas, Kazuya Ando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40876-9