Spin–orbit torque-assisted switching in magnetic insulator thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Spin–orbit torque-assisted switching in magnetic insulator thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

By virtue of strong spin-orbit coupling, a current-carrying heavy metal may generate a torque on the magnetization of an interfaced ferromagnetic metal. Here, the authors demonstrate how this effect assists the magnetic reversal of ferromagnetic insulators with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peng Li, Tao Liu, Houchen Chang, Alan Kalitsov, Wei Zhang, Gyorgy Csaba, Wei Li, Daniel Richardson, August DeMann, Gaurab Rimal, Himadri Dey, J. S. Jiang, Wolfgang Porod, Stuart B. Field, Jinke Tang, Mario C. Marconi, Axel Hoffmann, Oleg Mryasov, Mingzhong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12688

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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12688

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