Full Electrical Manipulation of Perpendicular Magnetization in [111]-Orientated Pt/Co Heterostructure Enabled by Anisotropic Epitaxial StrainInstitute of Advanced Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China, Guangdong.
Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China, Guangdong.
School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China, Gansu.
Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, China, Guangdong.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China, Anhui.
Laboratory of Advanced Materials Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China, Gansu.
Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Center for Quantum Matter, School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China, Zhejiang.
School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China, Gansu.
School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China, Gansu.
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2025 (English)In: Nano Letters, ISSN 1530-6984, E-ISSN 1530-6992, Vol. 25, no 16, p. 6670-6678Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The effective manipulation of perpendicular magnetization through spin-orbit torque (SOT) holds great promise for magnetic memory and spin-logic device. However, field-free SOT switching of perpendicular magnetization remains a challenge for conventional materials with high symmetry. This study elucidates a full electrical manipulation of the perpendicular magnetization in an epitaxial [111]-orientated Pt/Co heterostructure. A large anisotropic epitaxial strain induces a symmetry transition from the ideal C3v to C1v, attributed to the mismatch between [112] and [110] directions. The anisotropic strain also generates a noteworthy in-plane magnetization component along the [112] direction, further breaking magnetic symmetry. Notably, the high-temperature performance under 393 K highlights the robustness of strain-induced in-plane symmetry breaking. Furthermore, eight Boolean logic operations have been demonstrated within a single SOT device. This research presents a method for harnessing epitaxial strain to break in-plane symmetry, which may open a new avenue in practical SOT devices.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Chemical Society (ACS) , 2025. Vol. 25, no 16, p. 6670-6678
Keywords [en]
all-electric manipulation of perpendicular magnetization, MRAM, spintronics logic gates, Spin−orbit torque
National Category
Condensed Matter Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-363200DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c00699ISI: 001467447900001PubMedID: 40230257Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105003609445OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-363200DiVA, id: diva2:1956907
Note
QC 20250512
2025-05-072025-05-072025-05-12Bibliographically approved