Surface Rashba-Edelstein Spin-Orbit Torque Revealed by Molecular Self-Assembly

Satoshi Haku, Atsushi Ishikawa, Akira Musha +3

We report the observation of a spin-orbit torque (SOT) originating from the surface Rashba-Edelstein effect. We found that the SOT in a prototypical spin-orbitronic system, a Pt/Co…