Phenomenology of current-induced spin-orbit torques

Current-induced torques in the presence of spin-orbit coupling.

In systems with strong spin-orbit coupling, the relationship between spin transfer torque and the divergence of the spin current is generalized to a relation between spin transfer torques, total angular momentum current, and mechanical torques. In ferromagnetic semiconductors, where the spin-orbit coupling is large, these considerations modify the behavior of the spin transfer torques. One exam...

Current induced torques and interfacial spin-orbit coupling: Semiclassical modeling

Paul M. Haney,1 Hyun-Woo Lee,2 Kyung-Jin Lee,1,3,4,5 Aurélien Manchon,6 and M. D. Stiles1 1Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-6202, USA 2PCTP and Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk 790-784, Korea 3Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Korea University, Seoul ...

Current-induced spin torque resonance of magnetic insulators affected by field-like spin-orbit torques and out-of-plane magnetizations

Current Perspectives Spin transfer torques

This tutorial article introduces the physics of spin transfer torques in magnetic devices. Our intention is that it be accessible to beginning graduate students. We provide an elementary discussion of the mechanism of spin transfer torque and review the theoretical and experimental progress in this field. This article is meant to set the stage for the articles which follow in this volume of the...

Nanowire spin torque oscillator driven by spin orbit torques.

Spin torque from spin current applied to a nanoscale region of a ferromagnet can act as negative magnetic damping and thereby excite self-oscillations of its magnetization. In contrast, spin torque uniformly applied to the magnetization of an extended ferromagnetic film does not generate self-oscillatory magnetic dynamics but leads to reduction of the saturation magnetization. Here we report st...