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arXiv 1702.00147cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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利用双层重金属连续调谐自旋轨道力矩的大小和方向

Continuous Tuning the Magnitude and Direction of Spin-Orbit Torque Using Bilayer Heavy Metals

Pan He, Xuepeng Qiu, Vanessa L. Zhang, Yang Wu, Meng Hau Kuok, Hyunsoo Yang

摘要:

自旋-轨道矩(SOT)为垂直磁化薄膜的磁化转换开辟了一条新的途径,由于其在新型数据存储技术(如磁性随机存取存储器(MRAM))中的潜在应用而引起人们极大的兴趣。SOT的有效操作因此成为迈向这些应用的重要一步。本文研究了Pt/Ta/CoFeB/MgO双层重金属结构中电流诱导的自旋轨道有效场和磁化翻转。在Ta层的固定厚度(1 nm)的情况下,可以通过改变Pt层厚度来连续地调谐电流诱导的自旋轨道有效场的幅度和符号,这与电流诱导的磁化切换数据一致。发现纵向与横向自旋轨道有效场的比率由Ta/CoFeB界面决定,并且可以通过改变Pt层厚度来连续调谐。发现Dzyaloshinskiii-Moriya相互作用(dzyaloshinskii-Moriya)很弱,并且随着Pt厚度的变化不显著。结果表明,一种有效的方法来调整SOT利用双层重金属,而不影响的氧化物,一个理想的功能,这将是有用的SOT为基础的设备的设计。

英文摘要:

Spin-orbit torques (SOTs) have opened a new path to switch the magnetization in perpendicularly magnetized films and are of great interest due to their potential applications in novel data storage technology, such as the magnetic random access memory (MRAM). The effective manipulation of SOT has thus become an important step towards these applications. Here, current induced spin-orbit effective fields and magnetization switching are investigated in Pt/Ta/CoFeB/MgO structures with bilayer heavy metals. With a fixed thickness (1 nm) of the Ta layer, the magnitude and sign of current induced spin-orbit effective fields can be continuously tuned by changing the Pt layer thickness, consistent with the current induced magnetization switching data. The ratio of longitudinal to transverse spin-orbit effective fields is found to be determined by the Ta/CoFeB interface and can be continuously tuned by changing the Pt layer thickness. The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) is found to be weak and shows an insignificant variation with the Pt thickness. The results demonstrate an effective method to tune SOTs utilizing bilayer heavy metals without affecting the DMI, a desirable feature which will be useful for the design of SOT-based devices.

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