Spin-orbit torque opposing the Oersted torque in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers

Skinner, T.D., Wang, M., Hindmarch, A.T., Rushforth, A.W., Irvine, A.C., Heiss, D., Kurebayashi, H. and Ferguson, A.J. (2014) Spin-orbit torque opposing the Oersted torque in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers. Applied Physics Letters, 104 (6). 062401/1-062401/4. ISSN 1077-3118

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Abstract

Current-induced torques in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers were investigated using an electrically driven ferromagnetic resonance technique. The angle dependence of the resonances, detected by a rectification effect as a voltage, was analysed to determine the symmetries and relative magnitudes of the spin-orbit torques. Both anti-damping (Slonczewski) and field-like torques were observed. As the ferromagnet thickness was reduced from 3 to 1nm, the sign of the sum of the field-like torque and Oersted torque reversed. This observation is consistent with the emergence of a Rashba spin orbit torque in ultra-thin bilayers.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/723341
Additional Information: Spin-orbit torque opposing the Oersted torque in ultrathin Co/Pt bilayers, T.D. Skinner, M. Wang, A.T. Hindmarch, A.W. Rushforth, A.C. Irvine, D. Heiss, H. Kurebayashi, and A.J. Ferguson. Applied Physics Letters 104, 062401 (2014). doi: 10.1063/1.4864399
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Physics and Astronomy
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864399
Depositing User: Rushforth, Andrew
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2016 12:44
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 16:43
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/34353

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