Deterministic Spin–Orbit Torque Switching by a Light-Metal Insertion

Razavi, Armin; Wu, Hao; Shao, Qiming; Fang, Chi; Dai, Bingqian; Wong, Kin; Han, Xiufeng; Yu, Guoqiang; Wang, Kang L.

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00647

Deterministic Spin–Orbit Torque Switching by a Light-Metal Insertion

Journal Article · Tue Mar 31 04:00:00 EDT 2020 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00647· OSTI ID:1767626

Razavi, Armin ^[1]; Wu, Hao ^[2]; ^[3]; Fang, Chi ^[4]; Dai, Bingqian ^[2]; Wong, Kin ^[2]; ^[4]; ^[4]; ^[2]

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States; OSTI
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States; Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Not provided.

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES); Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE SC Office of Basic Energy Sciences (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0012670

OSTI ID:: 1767626

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Journal Name: Nano Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 20; ISSN 1530-6984

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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