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| Format: | Preprint |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15134 |
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- We report a very large spin-orbit torque (SOT) capability of chromium-based transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) in their Janus forms CrXTe, with X=S,Se. The structural inversion symmetry breaking, inherent to Janus structures is responsible for a large SOT response generated by giant Rashba splitting, equivalent to that obtained by applying a transverse electric field of $\sim 100 \,\text{V} \,\text{nm}^{-1}$ in non-Janus CrTe\textsubscript{2}, completely out of experimental reach. By performing transport simulations on custom-made Wannier tight-binding models, Janus systems are found to exhibit a SOT performance comparable to the most efficient two-dimensional materials, while allowing for field-free perpendicular magnetization switching owing to their reduced in-plane symmetry. Altogether, our findings evidence that magnetic Janus TMDs stand as suitable candidates for ultimate SOT-MRAM devices.