Orbital torque in magnetic bilayers

The orbital Hall effect involves the transport of orbital angular momentum perpendicular to an applied charge current, analogous to the spin Hall effect. Here, Lee et al examine magnetic torques present in a Nickel/Tantalum bilayer, clearly demonstrating the contribution of the orbital Hall effect.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dongjoon Lee, Dongwook Go, Hyeon-Jong Park, Wonmin Jeong, Hye-Won Ko, Deokhyun Yun, Daegeun Jo, Soogil Lee, Gyungchoon Go, Jung Hyun Oh, Kab-Jin Kim, Byong-Guk Park, Byoung-Chul Min, Hyun Cheol Koo, Hyun-Woo Lee, OukJae Lee, Kyung-Jin Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26650-9