Spin-orbit torque-driven skyrmion dynamics revealed by time-resolved X-ray microscopy

Seonghoon Woo; Kyung Mee Song; Hee-Sung Han; Min-Seung Jung; Mi-Young Im; Ki-Suk Lee; Kun Soo Song; Peter Fischer; Jung-Il Hong; Jun Woo Choi; Byoung-Chul Min; Hyun Cheol Koo; Joonyeon Chang

doi:10.1038/ncomms15573

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Spin-orbit torque-driven skyrmion dynamics revealed by time-resolved X-ray microscopy

Seonghoon Woo,
Kyung Mee Song,
Hee-Sung Han,
Min-Seung Jung,
Mi-Young Im,
Ki-Suk Lee,
Kun Soo Song,
Peter Fischer,
Jung-Il Hong,
Jun Woo Choi,
Byoung-Chul Min,
Hyun Cheol Koo,
Joonyeon Chang

Affiliations

Seonghoon Woo: Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Kyung Mee Song: Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Hee-Sung Han: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Min-Seung Jung: Department of Emerging Materials Science, DGIST
Mi-Young Im: Research Center for Emerging Materials
Ki-Suk Lee: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Kun Soo Song: Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Peter Fischer: Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jung-Il Hong: Department of Emerging Materials Science, DGIST
Jun Woo Choi: Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Byoung-Chul Min: Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Hyun Cheol Koo: Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Joonyeon Chang: Center for Spintronics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15573
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Magnetic skyrmions are potentially suitable for future spintronic devices, but their dynamical behaviour in real space remains elusive. Here, Wooet al. report nanosecond-dynamics of a 100nm-size magnetic skyrmion triggered by current-induced spin-orbit torques.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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