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most citedRoom-temperature perpendicular magnetization switching through giant spin-orbit torque from sputtered BixSe(1-x) topological insulator material

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physics.app-ph2025★ 1 cited

Demonstration of Electron-Mediated Voltage-Controlled Exchange Coupling in Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

Qi Jia, Yu-Chia Chen, Delin Zhang +8

Electron-mediated voltage control of exchange coupling (EM-VCEC) has been proposed as a mechanism for magnetization switching via modulation of spin-dependent electron reflection.…

physics.app-ph2024★ 1 cited

Energy Efficient Stochastic Signal Manipulation in Superparamagnetic Tunnel Junctions via Voltage-Controlled Exchange Coupling

Qi Jia, Onri J. Benally, Brandon Zink +8

Superparamagnetic tunnel junctions (sMTJs) are emerging as promising components for stochastic units in neuromorphic computing, owing to their tunable random switching behavior. Co…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023

Observation and enhancement of room temperature bilinear magnetoelectric resistance in sputtered topological semimetal Pt3Sn

Yihong Fan, Zach Cresswell, Yifei Yang +7

Topological semimetal materials have become a research hotspot due to their intrinsic strong spin-orbit coupling which leads to large charge-to-spin conversion efficiency and novel…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023

Inverse orbital Hall effect and orbitronic terahertz emission observed in the materials with weak spin-orbit coupling

Ping Wang, Zheng Feng, Yuhe Yang +8

The Orbital Hall effect, which originates from materials with weak spin-orbit coupling, has attracted considerable interest for spin-orbitronic applications. Here, we demonstrate t…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 25 cited

Robust negative longitudinal magnetoresistance and spin-orbit torque in sputtered Pt3Sn topological semimetal

Delin Zhang, Wei Jiang, Hwanhui Yun +11

Contrary to topological insulators, topological semimetals possess a nontrivial chiral anomaly that leads to negative magnetoresistance and are hosts to both conductive bulk states…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 16 cited

Magnetization Dynamics in Synthetic Antiferromagnets with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy

Dingbin Huang, Delin Zhang, Yun Kim +2

Understanding the rich physics of magnetization dynamics in perpendicular synthetic antiferromagnets (p-SAFs) is crucial for developing next-generation spintronic devices. In this…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 7 cited

Room temperature spin-orbit torque efficiency in sputtered low-temperature superconductor delta-TaN

Przemyslaw Wojciech Swatek, Xudong Hang, Yihong Fan +14

In the course of searching for promising topological materials for applications in future topological electronics, we evaluated spin-orbit torques (SOTs) in high-quality sputtered…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022★ 1 cited

Element Doping Enhanced Charge-to-Spin Conversion Efficiency in Amorphous PtSn4 Dirac Semimetal

Jinming Liu, Yihong Fan, Delin Zhang +4

Topological semimetals (TSs) are promising candidates for low-power spin-orbit torque (SOT) devices due to their large charge-to-spin conversion efficiency. Here, we investigated t…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 6 cited

Anomalous temperature dependence of phonon pumping by ferromagnetic resonance in Co/Pd multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy

William K. Peria, De-Lin Zhang, Yihong Fan +2

We demonstrate the pumping of phonons by ferromagnetic resonance in a series of [Co(0.8 nm)/Pd(1.5 nm)] multilayers ( 6, 11, 15, and 20) with large magnetostriction and pe…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 9 cited

Thermal Contribution in the Electrical Switching Experiments with Heavy Metal / Antiferromagnet Structures

Peng Sheng, Zhengyang Zhao, Onri Jay Benally +2

We examine the thermal origin of the detected "saw-tooth" shaped Hall resistance (Rxy) signals in the spin-orbit torque switching experiment for antiferromagnetic MnN. Compared wit…

physics.app-ph2020★ 1 cited

Determination of spin-orbit torques by thickness-dependent spin-orbit torque FMR measurement

Hongshi Li, Mahdi Jamali, Delin Zhang +2

Current induced spin-orbit torques (SOTs) in Fe/Pt bilayers have been investigated utilizing the spin-orbit torque ferromagnetic resonance (SOT-FMR) measurement. Characterization o…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 12 cited

Large field-like torque in amorphous Ru2Sn3 originated from the intrinsic spin Hall effect

Thomas J. Peterson, Mahendra DC, Yihong Fan +6

We investigated temperature dependent current driven spin-orbit torques in magnetron sputtered Ru2Sn3 (4 and 10 nm) /Co20Fe60B20 (5 nm) layered structures with in-plane magnetic an…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 2 cited

Spin pumping and large field-like torque at room temperature in sputtered amorphous WTe films

Fan Yihong, Li Hongshi, DC Mahendra +7

We studied the spin-to-charge and charge-to-spin conversion at room temperature in sputtered WTe2-x (x=0.8)(t)/Co20Fe60B20(6 nm) heterostructures. Spin pumping measurements were us…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 8 cited

Bidirectional switching assisted by interlayer exchange coupling in asymmetric magnetic tunnel junctions

D. J. P. de Sousa, P. M. Haney, D. L. Zhang +2

We study the combined effects of spin transfer torque, voltage modulation of interlayer exchange coupling and magnetic anisotropy on the switching behavior of perpendicular magneti…

physics.app-ph2019★ 2 cited

Bipolar electric field switching of perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions through voltage controlled exchange coupling

Delin Zhang, Mukund Bapna, Wei Jiang +10

Perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions (p-MTJs) switched utilizing bipolar electric fields have extensive applications in energy-efficient memory and logic devices. Voltage-contro…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019

Ultra-high frequency magnetic resonance through strain-spin coupling in perpendicular magnetic multi-layers

Delin Zhang, Jie Zhu, Tao Qu +4

The interaction between strain and spin has received intensive attention in the scientific community due to its abundant physical phenomena and huge technological impact. Until now…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 34 cited

L10 Fe-Pd Synthetic Antiferromagnet through an fcc Ru Spacer Utilized for Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

De-Lin Zhang, Congli Sun, Yang Lv +5

Magnetic materials that possess large bulk perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) are essential for the development of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) used in future spintronic m…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 1 cited

Optimization of Time-Resolved Magneto-optical Kerr Effect Signals for Magnetization Dynamics Measurements

Dustin M. Lattery, Delin Zhang, Jie Zhu +3

Recently magnetic storage and magnetic memory have shifted towards the use of magnetic thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). Understanding the magnetic damping i…

cond-mat.mes-hall2017★ 3 cited

Low Gilbert Damping Constant in Perpendicularly Magnetized W/CoFeB/MgO Films with High Thermal Stability

Dustin M. Lattery, Delin Zhang, Jie Zhu +2

Perpendicular magnetic materials with low damping constant and high thermal stability have great potential for realizing high-density, non-volatile, and low-power consumption spint…

cond-mat.mes-hall2017★ 503 cited

Room-temperature perpendicular magnetization switching through giant spin-orbit torque from sputtered BixSe(1-x) topological insulator material

Mahendra DC, Mahdi Jamali, Jun-Yang Chen +9

The spin-orbit torque (SOT) arising from materials with large spin-orbit coupling promises a path for ultra-low power and fast magnetic-based storage and computational devices. We…

cond-mat.mes-hall2017★ 9 cited

Unidirectional spin Hall magnetoresistance in topological insulator/ferromagnetic layer heterostructures

Yang Lv, James Kally, Delin Zhang +4

The large spin orbit coupling in topological insulators results in helical spin-textured Dirac surface states that are attractive for topological spintronics. These states generate…

cond-mat.mes-hall2016★ 100 cited

Giant Voltage Manipulation of MgO-based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions via Localized Anisotropic Strain: a Potential Pathway to Ultra-Energy-Efficient Memory Technology

Zhengyang Zhao, Mahdi Jamali, Noel D'Souza +4

Strain-mediated voltage control of magnetization in piezoelectric/ferromagnetic systems is a promising mechanism to implement energy-efficient spintronic memory devices. Here, we d…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2012★ 96 cited

First-principles study of the structural stability of Mn3Z (Z=Ga, Sn and Ge) Heusler compounds

Delin Zhang, Binghai Yan, Shu-Chun Wu +4

We investigate the structural stability and magnetic properties of cubic, tetragonal and hexagonal phases of Mn3Z (Z=Ga, Sn and Ge) Heusler compounds using first-principles density…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2012★ 44 cited

Topological surface states of Bi2Se3 with the coexistence of Se vacancies

Binghai Yan, Delin Zhang, Claudia Felser

Although topological surface states are known to be robust against non-magnetic surface perturbations, their band dispersions and spatial distributions are still sensitive to the s…