Influence of intermixing at the Ta/CoFeB interface on spin Hall angle in Ta/CoFeB/MgO heterostructures

Abstract When a current is passed through a non-magnetic metal with strong spin-orbit coupling, an orthogonal spin current is generated. This spin current can be used to switch the magnetization of an adjacent ferromagnetic layer or drive its magnetization into continuous precession. The interface,...

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Main Authors: Monika Cecot, Łukasz Karwacki, Witold Skowroński, Jarosław Kanak, Jerzy Wrona, Antoni Żywczak, Lide Yao, Sebastiaan van Dijken, Józef Barnaś, Tomasz Stobiecki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00994-z