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Spin-Orbit Torque in Magnetic Bilayers - Spintronics Theory Group

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I. <strong>Sp<strong>in</strong></strong>-­‐orbit Coupl<strong>in</strong>g Strikes Back <br />

b. A new hope… <br />

S<strong>in</strong>gle Doma<strong>in</strong> Measurements <br />

Methods: GHz sp<strong>in</strong>-­‐FMR, kHz modulaOon <br />

Removes effects that depends on texture <br />

Doma<strong>in</strong> Wall Measurements <br />

Methods: Current-­‐<strong>in</strong>duced MoOon <br />

Averages the (SO, STT, Damp<strong>in</strong>g) torques <br />

Anatomy of <strong>Sp<strong>in</strong></strong>-­‐<strong>Orbit</strong> <strong>Torque</strong>s <br />

ˆT = T ⊥<br />

( θ) ˆm × ŷ +T || ( θ) ˆm × ( ŷ × ˆm )<br />

Miron, Nature Materials 2010, Nature 2011 <br />

Pi, APL 2010; Suzuki, APL 2011 <br />

Liu PRL 2011, PRL 2012, Science 2012; Fan Nat. Com. 2013 <br />

Kim, Nature Materials 2012, Garello Nature Nano 2013 <br />

New effects <br />

Reversed moCon (aga<strong>in</strong>st electron flow) <br />

Doma<strong>in</strong> wall distorCon and ClCng <br />

Complex Current dependence <br />

Miron, Nature Materials 2011 <br />

Emori, Nature Materials 2013 <br />

Ryu, Nature Nanotechnology 2013 <br />

Haazen, Nature Materials 2013 <br />

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