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利用自旋轨道和自旋转移矩的相互作用实现垂直磁隧道结的无场开关

Field-free switching of perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction by the interplay of spin orbit and spin transfer torques

Mengxing Wang, Wenlong Cai, Daoqian Zhu, Jimmy Kan, Zhengyang Zhao, Kaihua Cao, Zhaohao Wang, Zilu Wang, Youguang Zhang, Tianrui Zhang, Chando Park, Jian-Ping W… 展开作者

Mengxing Wang, Wenlong Cai, Daoqian Zhu, Jimmy Kan, Zhengyang Zhao, Kaihua Cao, Zhaohao Wang, Zilu Wang, Youguang Zhang, Tianrui Zhang, Chando Park, Jian-Ping Wang, Albert Fert, Weisheng Zhao

摘要:

自旋-轨道矩和自旋转移矩是自旋电子存储器未来发展的方向。然而,这两种机制都有其内在的局限性。特别是,需要外部磁场的自旋-轨道扭矩执行确定性开关在垂直磁隧道结;减少自旋转移扭矩开关电流,以实现超低功率的需求仍然存在。因此,迫切需要一种更先进的开关机制来推动自旋电子学的广泛应用。在这里,我们通过实验证明了三端螺旋各向异性纳米柱器件通过自旋轨道和自旋转移矩之间的相互作用的无场开关。自旋转移矩开关的阈值电流密度降低到0.94 MA·cm-2,这是一个显着的下降相比,在其他电流诱导的磁化翻转机制。此外,由于自旋轨道和自旋转移力矩的相互作用,在传统的两端垂直磁性隧道结中也实现了较低的电流感应开关。

英文摘要:

Spin-orbit torque and spin-transfer torque are leading the pathway to the future of spintronic memories. However, both of the mechanisms are suffering from intrinsic limitations. In particular, an external magnetic field is required for spin-orbit torque to execute deterministic switching in perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions; the demand for reduced spin-transfer torque switching current to realize ultralow power is still remaining. Thus, a more advanced switching mechanism is urgently needed to move forward spintronics for wide applications. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the field-free switching of three-terminal perpendicular-anisotropy nanopillar devices through the interaction between spin-orbit and spin-transfer torques. The threshold current density of spin-transfer torque switching is reduced to 0.94 MA.cm-2, which is a significant decrease compared to that in other current-induced magnetization switching mechanisms. In addition, thanks to the interplay of spin-orbit and spin-transfer torques, lower current-induced switching in the conventional two-terminal perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions is also achieved.

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