Nature Communications (Sep 2018)
Role of dimensional crossover on spin-orbit torque efficiency in magnetic insulator thin films
- Qiming Shao,
- Chi Tang,
- Guoqiang Yu,
- Aryan Navabi,
- Hao Wu,
- Congli He,
- Junxue Li,
- Pramey Upadhyaya,
- Peng Zhang,
- Seyed Armin Razavi,
- Qing Lin He,
- Yawen Liu,
- Pei Yang,
- Se Kwon Kim,
- Cheng Zheng,
- Yizhou Liu,
- Lei Pan,
- Roger K. Lake,
- Xiufeng Han,
- Yaroslav Tserkovnyak,
- Jing Shi,
- Kang L. Wang
Affiliations
- Qiming Shao
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Chi Tang
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
- Guoqiang Yu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Aryan Navabi
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Hao Wu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Congli He
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Junxue Li
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
- Pramey Upadhyaya
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
- Peng Zhang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Seyed Armin Razavi
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Qing Lin He
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Yawen Liu
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
- Pei Yang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Se Kwon Kim
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
- Cheng Zheng
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Yizhou Liu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Lei Pan
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Roger K. Lake
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- Xiufeng Han
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yaroslav Tserkovnyak
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
- Jing Shi
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of California
- Kang L. Wang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06059-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
The spin-orbit torque (SOT) induced magnetic switching makes metal/magnetic insulators bilayers preferred in the energy efficient spintronic applications. Here the authors show SOT switching in W/TmIG bilayers and reveal the dimension crossover of SOT as a function of TmIG thickness.
