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Connections between spin-orbit torques and unidirectional magnetoresistance in ferromagnetic-metal–heavy-metal heterostructures
Chen, Lin
, Zollner, Klaus, Parzefall, S., Schmitt, J., Kronseder, Matthias
, Fabian, Jaroslav
, Weiss, Dieter and Back, Christian
(2022)
Connections between spin-orbit torques and unidirectional magnetoresistance in ferromagnetic-metal–heavy-metal heterostructures.
Physical Review B 105 (2), L020406.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 07 Feb 2023 06:31
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.53689
Abstract
We investigate the connections between current-induced spin-orbit torques and unidirectional magnetoresistance (UMR) by performing second harmonic longitudinal resistance measurements on Co/Pt bilayer with magnetic-field mu 0H up to 10 T and temperature T down to 2 K. The fieldlike torque hFL changes sign with varying Co thickness tCo, which indicates that competing mechanisms, i.e., the spin ...
We investigate the connections between current-induced spin-orbit torques and unidirectional magnetoresistance (UMR) by performing second harmonic longitudinal resistance measurements on Co/Pt bilayer with magnetic-field mu 0H up to 10 T and temperature T down to 2 K. The fieldlike torque hFL changes sign with varying Co thickness tCo, which indicates that competing mechanisms, i.e., the spin Hall effect (SHE) and the inverse spin galvanic effect (iSGE), are responsible for the generation of hFL. The sign of hFL coincides with the sign of UMR induced by spin-dependent scattering. However, the dampinglike torque hDL is proportional to the inverse Co thickness, with no sign reversal for all measured temperatures and tCo, indicating that hDL originates solely from the SHE. The generation of hDL via iSGE can be further excluded because of the observation of an H-linear dependence of UMR, which, in turn, indicates the negligible exchange coupling between spin accumulation and ferromagnetic metal.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review B | ||||
| Publisher: | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Due to SHERPA/RoMEO | ||||
| Place of Publication: | COLLEGE PK | ||||
| Volume: | 105 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | L020406 | ||||
| Date | 18 January 2022 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Dieter Weiss Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Dieter Weiss Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Prof. Jörg Wunderlich | ||||
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| Keywords | DRIVEN; | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-536897 | ||||
| Item ID | 53689 |
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