Experimental Demonstration of the Co-existence of the Spin Hall and Rashba Effects in beta-Tantalum/Ferromagnet Bilayers

Abstract

We have measured the spin torques of beta-Tantalum / Co20Fe60B20 bilayers versus Ta thickness at room temperature using an FMR technique. The spin Hall coefficient was calculated both from the observed change in damping coefficient of the ferromagnet with Ta thickness, and from the ratio of the symmetric and anti-symmetric components of the FMR signal. Results from these two methods yielded values for the spin Hall coefficient of -0.090+/-0.005 and -0.11+/-0.01, respectively. We have also identified a significant out-of-plane spin torque originating from Ta, which is constant with Ta thickness. We ascribe this to an interface spin orbit coupling, or Rashba effect, due to the strength and constancy of the torque with Ta thickness. From fitting measured data to a model including interface spin orbit coupling, we have determined the spin diffusion length for beta-Tantalum to be ~2.5 nm.

arXiv comment18 pages, 10 figures, 1 table, submitted to Science

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