Controllable field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization through bulk spin-orbit torque in symmetry-broken ferromagnetic films

A major challenge of spintronics is achieving magnetic field free electrical control of magnetisation. Here, Xie et al. achieve perpendicular magnetisation switching in a CoPt alloy, breaking inversion symmetry by varying the composition of the alloy in the growth direction.

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Main Authors: Xuejie Xie, Xiaonan Zhao, Yanan Dong, Xianlin Qu, Kun Zheng, Xiaodong Han, Xiang Han, Yibo Fan, Lihui Bai, Yanxue Chen, Youyong Dai, Yufeng Tian, Shishen Yan
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/91d97d96bc2447e49a3e565fcc6de0f4
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