Field-free switching
Utilizes unconventional spin polarizations to generate anti-damping torques, enabling field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization.
Dc, Mahendra · Shao, Dingfu · Hou, Vincent D.H. · Vailionis, Arturas · Quarterman, Patrick · Habiboglu, Ali Taha · Venuti, Michael B. · Xue, Fen · Huang, Yen Lin · Lee, C. M. · Masashi, Miura · Kirby, B. J. · Bi, Chong · Li, Xiang · Deng, Yong · Lin, Shy Jay · Tsai, Wilman · Eley, Serena · Wang, Weigang · Borchers, Julie Ann · Tsymbal, Evgeny · Wang, Shanxiang
Nature Materials 2023
Observed out-of-plane anti-damping-like torque in MnPd3/CoFeB heterostructures
Observed in-plane anti-damping-like torque in MnPd3/CoFeB heterostructures
Demonstrated complete field-free switching of perpendicular cobalt
DFT calculations attribute unconventional torques to low symmetry of (114)-oriented MnPd3 films