DOI: 10.1063/1.4722929. Spin-orbit field switching of magnetization in ferromagnetic films with perpendicular anisotropy

Spin-orbit field switching of magnetization in ferromagnetic films with perpendicular anisotropy

10.1063/1.4722929

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Abstract

As an alternative to conventional magnetic field, the effective spin-orbit field in transition metals, derived from the Rashba field experienced by itinerant electrons confined in a spatial inversion asymmetric plane through the s-d exchange interaction, is proposed for the manipulation of magnetization. Magnetization switching in ferromagnetic thin films with perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropy can be achieved by current induced spin-orbit field, with small in-plane applied magnetic field. Spin-orbit field induced by current pulses as short as 10 ps can initiate ultrafast magnetization switching effectively, with experimentally achievable current densities. The whole switching process completes in about 100 ps.

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Wang, D. (2012). Spin-orbit field switching of magnetization in ferromagnetic films with perpendicular anisotropy. Applied Physics Letters, 100(21).

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D. Wang (first)

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Created	13 years, 3 months ago (May 25, 2012, 8:51 a.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (June 30, 2023, 5:05 p.m.)
Indexed	3 weeks, 5 days ago (July 30, 2025, 6:58 a.m.)
Issued	13 years, 3 months ago (May 21, 2012)
Published	13 years, 3 months ago (May 21, 2012)
Published Online	13 years, 3 months ago (May 25, 2012)
Published Print	13 years, 3 months ago (May 21, 2012)

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