All-electrical manipulation of magnetization dynamics in a ferromagnet by antiferromagnets with anisotropic spin Hall effects

作者:Zhang Wei*; Jungfleisch Matthias B; Freimuth Frank; Jiang Wanjun; Sklenar Joseph; Pearson John E; Ketterson John B; Mokrousov Yuriy; Hoffmann Axel
来源:Physical Review B, 2015, 92(14): 144405.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.144405

摘要

We investigate spin-orbit torques of metallic CuAu-I-type antiferromagnets using spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance tuned by a dc-bias current. The observed spin torques predominantly arise from diffusive transport of spin current generated by the spin Hall effect. We find a growth-orientation dependence of the spin torques by studying epitaxial samples, which may be correlated to the anisotropy of the spin Hall effect. The observed anisotropy is consistent with first-principles calculations on the intrinsic spin Hall effect. Our work demonstrates large tunable spin-orbit effects in magnetically ordered materials.

  • 出版日期2015-10-6
  • 单位西北大学; 中国社会科学院