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most citedCurrent-induced magnetization switching in atom-thick tungsten engineered perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions with large tunnel magnetoresistance

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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Ab initio study of magnetism in pristine and defective MnBi2Te4

Ana Beatriz Pedro Fontes, Jiaqi Zhou, Simon M. -M. Dubois +1

The magnetic material MnBi2Te4 (MBT) has garnered significant attention due to its unique combination of long-range antiferromagnetism and nontrivial topological electronic propert…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Disorder-driven symmetry suppression by van der Waals planar defects in a magnetic topological insulator

Rikkie Joris, Heyi Xia, Ana Beatriz Pedro Fontes +17

Magnetic topological insulators offer a platform to control electronic topology through magnetic order, yet reliable routes to tune their properties remain limited. Here, we show t…

physics.comp-ph2025★ 9 cited

High-throughput calculations of spin Hall conductivity in non-magnetic 2D materials

Jiaqi Zhou, Samuel Poncé, Jean-Christophe Charlier

Spin Hall effect (SHE) in two-dimensional (2D) materials is promising to effectively manipulate spin angular momentum and identify topological properties. In this work, we implemen…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Guidelines for accurate and efficient calculations of mobilities in two-dimensional materials

Jiaqi Zhou, Samuel Poncé, Jean-Christophe Charlier

Emerging two-dimensional (2D) materials bring unprecedented opportunities for electronic applications. The design of high-performance devices requires an accurate prediction of car…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 3 cited

Enhanced Spin Hall Ratio in Two-Dimensional Semiconductors

Jiaqi Zhou, Samuel Poncé, Jean-Christophe Charlier

The conversion efficiency from charge current to spin current via spin Hall effect is evaluated by the spin Hall ratio (SHR). Through state-of-the-art calculations invo…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 1 cited

Impact of Spin-Orbit Coupling on Quantum Transport in Magnetic Tunnel Junction with an anti-ferromagnetic Capping Layer

Shradha Chandrashekhar Koli, Hangyu Zhou, Jiaqi Zhou +2

Using first-principles calculations, we explore the role of an anti-ferromagnetic heavy-metal, L1-IrMn, as a capping layer in a perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (\emph{p}…

physics.comp-ph2021★ 9 cited

Controllable Spin Current in van der Waals Ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2

Jiaqi Zhou, Jean-Christophe Charlier

The control of spin current is pivotal for spintronic applications, especially for spin-orbit torque devices. Spin Hall effect (SHE) is a prevalent method to generate spin current.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 97 cited

Large tunneling magnetoresistance in VSe2/MoS2 magnetic tunnel junction

Jiaqi Zhou, Junfeng Qiao, Chun-Gang Duan +3

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials provide the possibility of realizing heterostructures with coveted properties. Here, we report a theoretical investigation of the…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 106 cited

Intrinsic Spin Hall Conductivity of MoTe2 and WTe2 Semimetals

Jiaqi Zhou, Junfeng Qiao, Arnaud Bournel +1

We report a comprehensive study on the intrinsic spin Hall conductivity (SHC) of semimetals MoTe2 and WTe2 by ab initio calculation. Large SHC and desirable spin Hall angles have b…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 199 cited

Calculation of intrinsic spin Hall conductivity by Wannier interpolation

Junfeng Qiao, Jiaqi Zhou, Zhe Yuan +1

\textit{Ab-initio} calculation of intrinsic spin Hall conductivity (SHC) generally requires a strict convergence criterion and a dense k-point mesh to sample the Brillouin zone, ma…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 1 cited

Tunneling magnetoresistance enhancement by symmetrization in spin-orbit torque magnetic tunnel junction

Jiaqi Zhou, Weisheng Zhao, Kaihua Cao +3

Heavy metals with strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC) have been employed to generate spin current to control the magnetization dynamics by spin-orbit torque (SOT). Magnetic tunnel jun…

physics.app-ph2017★ 317 cited

Current-induced magnetization switching in atom-thick tungsten engineered perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions with large tunnel magnetoresistance

Mengxing Wang, Wenlong Cai, Kaihua Cao +11

Perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions based on MgO/CoFeB structures are of particular interest for magnetic random-access memories because of their excellent thermal stability, s…

physics.comp-ph2016★ 30 cited

Large influence of capping layers on tunnel magnetoresistance in magnetic tunnel junctions

Jiaqi Zhou, Weisheng Zhao, Yin Wang +8

It has been reported in experiments that capping layers which enhance the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) induce great impact on the tun…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016★ 91 cited

Giant interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in MgO/CoFe/capping layer structures

Shouzhong Peng, Weisheng Zhao, Junfeng Qiao +8

Magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) based on CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB structures is of great interest due to its application in the spin-transfer-torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM).…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2015★ 154 cited

Origin of interfacial perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in MgO/CoFe/metallic capping layer structures

Shouzhong Peng, Mengxing Wang, Hongxin Yang +9

Spin-transfer-torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) attracts extensive attentions due to its non-volatility, high density and low power consumption. The core device in ST…