Interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction: Effect of $5d$ Band Filling and Correlation with Spin Mixing Conductance
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States); Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
- Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) at the heavy metal (HM) and ferromagnetic metal (FM) interface has been recognized as a key ingredient in spintronic applications. Here we investigate the chemical trend of DMI on the $5d$ band filling ($$5d^3-5d^{10}$$) of the HM element in HM/FM ($$\mathrm{FM = CoFeB, Co)/MgO}$$ multilayer thin films. DMI is quantitatively evaluated by measuring asymmetric spin wave dispersion using Brillouin light scattering. Sign reversal and 20 times modification of the DMI coefficient $$D$$ have been measured as the $5d$ HM element is varied. The chemical trend can be qualitatively understood by considering the $5d$ and $3d$ bands alignment at the HM/FM interface and the subsequent orbital hybridization around the Fermi level. Furthermore, a correlation is observed between DMI and effective spin mixing conductance at the HM/FM interfaces. Finally, our results provide new insights into the interfacial DMI for designing future spintronic devices.
- Research Organization:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012670
- OSTI ID:
- 1470356
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1433025
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 120; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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