Maximizing spin-orbit torque efficiency of Ta(O)/Py via modulating oxygen-induced interface orbital hybridization
arXiv:2010.12253 · doi:10.1063/5.0033752
Abstract
Spin-orbit torques due to interfacial Rashba and spin Hall effects have been widely considered as a potentially more efficient approach than the conventional spin-transfer torque to control the magnetization of ferromagnets. We report a comprehensive study of spin-orbit torque efficiency in Ta(O)/Ni81Fe19 bilayers by tuning low-oxidation of \b{eta}-phase tantalum, and find that the spin Hall angle θDL increases from ~ -0.18 of the pure Ta/Py to the maximum value ~ -0.30 of Ta(O)/Py with 7.8% oxidation. Furthermore, we distinguish the efficiency of the spin-orbit torque generated by the bulk spin Hall effect and by interfacial Rashba effect, respectively, via a series of Py/Cu(0-2 nm)/Ta(O) control experiments. The latter has more than twofold enhancement, and even more significant than that of the former at the optimum oxidation level. Our results indicate that 65% enhancement of the efficiency should be related to the modulation of the interfacial Rashba-like spin-orbit torque due to oxygen-induced orbital hybridization cross the interface. Our results suggest that the modulation of interfacial coupling via oxygen-induced orbital hybridization can be an alternative method to boost the change-spin conversion rate.
arXiv comment15 pages, 4 figures
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