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20172024
most citedSingle-shot dynamics of spin-orbit torque and spin transfer torque switching in three-terminal magnetic tunnel junctions

291 citations · 1.1k across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

physics.app-ph2024★ 8 cited

Pulse Shaping Strategies for Efficient Switching of Magnetic Tunnel Junctions by Spin-Orbit Torque

Marco Hoffmann, Viola Krizakova, Vaishnavi Kateel +3

The writing energy for reversing the magnetization of the free layer in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) is a key figure of merit for comparing the performances of magnetic random…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 40 cited

Field-Free Spin-Orbit Torque driven Switching of Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junction through Bending Current

Vaishnavi Kateel, Viola Krizakova, Siddharth Rao +10

Current-induced spin-orbit torques (SOTs) enable fast and efficient manipulation of the magnetic state of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs), making it attractive for memory, in-memo…

physics.app-ph2022★ 115 cited

Spin-orbit torque switching of magnetic tunnel junctions for memory application

Viola Krizakova, Manu Perumkunnil, Sebastien Couet +2

Spin-orbit torques (SOT) provide a versatile tool to manipulate the magnetization of diverse classes of materials and devices using electric currents, leading to novel spintronic m…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 21 cited

Tailoring the switching efficiency of magnetic tunnel junctions by the fieldlike spin-orbit torque

Viola Krizakova, Marco Hoffmann, Vaishnavi Kateel +5

Current-induced spin-orbit torques provide a versatile tool for switching magnetic devices. In perpendicular magnets, the dampinglike component of the torque is the main driver of…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 59 cited

Interplay of voltage control of magnetic anisotropy, spin transfer torque, and heat in the spin-orbit torque switching in three-terminal magnetic tunnel junctions

Viola Krizakova, Eva Grimaldi, Kevin Garello +4

We use three-terminal magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) designed for field-free switching by spin-orbit torques (SOTs) to systematically study the impact of dual voltage pulses on t…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 43 cited

Real-time Hall-effect detection of current-induced magnetization dynamics in ferrimagnets

G. Sala, V. Krizakova, E. Grimaldi +3

Measurements of the transverse Hall resistance are widely used to investigate electron transport, magnetization phenomena, and topological quantum states. Owing to the difficulty o…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 291 cited

Single-shot dynamics of spin-orbit torque and spin transfer torque switching in three-terminal magnetic tunnel junctions

Eva Grimaldi, Viola Krizakova, Giacomo Sala +5

Current-induced spin-transfer torques (STT) and spin-orbit torques (SOT) enable the electrical switching of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) in nonvolatile magnetic random access m…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 62 cited

Field-free switching of magnetic tunnel junctions driven by spin-orbit torques at sub-ns timescales

Viola Krizakova, Kevin Garello, Eva Grimaldi +2

We report time-resolved measurements of magnetization switching by spin-orbit torques in the absence of an external magnetic field in perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel jun…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 21 cited

Study of the velocity plateau of Dzyaloshinskii domain walls

V. Krizakova, J. Pena Garcia, J. Vogel +4

We study field-driven domain wall (DW) velocities in asymmetric multilayer stacks with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI), both experimen…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 2 cited

The growth of metastable fcc Fe78Ni22 thin films on H-Si(100) substrates suitable for focused ion beam direct magnetic patterning

Jonas Gloss, Michal Horký, Viola Křižáková +4

We have studied the growth of metastable face-centered-cubic, non-magnetic Fe78Ni22 thin films on silicon substrates. These films undergo a magnetic (paramagnetic to ferromagnetic)…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 63 cited

Velocity enhancement by synchronization of magnetic domain walls

Aleš Hrabec, Viola Křižáková, Stefania Pizzini +4

Magnetic domain walls are objects whose dynamics is inseparably connected to their structure. In this work we investigate magnetic bilayers, which are engineered such that a couple…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 256 cited

Large voltage tuning of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction: a route towards dynamic control of skyrmion chirality

Titiksha Srivastava, Marine Schott, Roméo Juge +14

Electric control of magnetism is a prerequisite for efficient and low power spintronic devices. More specifically, in heavy metal/ ferromagnet/ insulator heterostructures, voltage…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 51 cited

Tuning domain wall velocity with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

Fernando Ajejas, Viola Krizakova, Dayane de Souza Chaves +6

We have studied a series of Pt/Co/M epitaxial trilayers, in which Co is sandwiched between Pt and a non magnetic layer M (Pt, Ir, Cu, Al). Using polar magneto-optical Kerr microsco…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 45 cited

Dependence of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction on the oxygen coverage in Pt/Co/MOx trilayers

Dayane de Souza Chaves, Fernando Ajejas, Viola Krizakova +2

We have studied the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) in a series of Pt/Co/MOx (M=Al, Gd) trilayers in which the degree of oxidation of the top Co interface is va…