Harnessing Interlayer Magnetic Coupling for Efficient, Field-Free Current-Induced Magnetization Switching in a Magnetic Insulator
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| author | Wang, Leran Leon, Alejandro O. He, Wenqing Liang, Zhongyu Li, Xiaohan Fang, Xiaoxiao Yang, Wenyun Peng, Licong Yang, Jinbo Wan, Caihua Bauer, Gerrit E. W. Luo, Zhaochu |
| author_facet | Wang, Leran Leon, Alejandro O. He, Wenqing Liang, Zhongyu Li, Xiaohan Fang, Xiaoxiao Yang, Wenyun Peng, Licong Yang, Jinbo Wan, Caihua Bauer, Gerrit E. W. Luo, Zhaochu |
| contents | Owing to the unique features of low Gilbert damping, long spin-diffusion lengths and zero Ohmic losses, magnetic insulators are promising candidate materials for next-generation spintronic applications. However, due to the localized magnetic moments and the complex metal-oxide interface between magnetic insulators and heavy metals, spin-functional Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions or spin Hall and Edelstein effects are weak, which diminishes the performance of these typical building blocks for spintronic devices. Here, we exploit the exchange coupling between metallic and insulating magnets for efficient electrical manipulation of heavy metal/magnetic insulator heterostructures. By inserting a thin Co layer, we enhance the spin-orbit torque efficiency by more than 20 times, which significantly reduces the switching current density. Moreover, we demonstrate field-free current-induced magnetization switching caused by a symmetry-breaking non-collinear magnetic texture. Our work launches magnetic insulators as an alternative platform for low-power spintronic devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Harnessing Interlayer Magnetic Coupling for Efficient, Field-Free Current-Induced Magnetization Switching in a Magnetic Insulator Wang, Leran Leon, Alejandro O. He, Wenqing Liang, Zhongyu Li, Xiaohan Fang, Xiaoxiao Yang, Wenyun Peng, Licong Yang, Jinbo Wan, Caihua Bauer, Gerrit E. W. Luo, Zhaochu Materials Science Owing to the unique features of low Gilbert damping, long spin-diffusion lengths and zero Ohmic losses, magnetic insulators are promising candidate materials for next-generation spintronic applications. However, due to the localized magnetic moments and the complex metal-oxide interface between magnetic insulators and heavy metals, spin-functional Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions or spin Hall and Edelstein effects are weak, which diminishes the performance of these typical building blocks for spintronic devices. Here, we exploit the exchange coupling between metallic and insulating magnets for efficient electrical manipulation of heavy metal/magnetic insulator heterostructures. By inserting a thin Co layer, we enhance the spin-orbit torque efficiency by more than 20 times, which significantly reduces the switching current density. Moreover, we demonstrate field-free current-induced magnetization switching caused by a symmetry-breaking non-collinear magnetic texture. Our work launches magnetic insulators as an alternative platform for low-power spintronic devices. |
| title | Harnessing Interlayer Magnetic Coupling for Efficient, Field-Free Current-Induced Magnetization Switching in a Magnetic Insulator |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.00845 |