Full Electrical Manipulation of Perpendicular Magnetization in [111]-Orientated Pt/Co Heterostructure Enabled by Anisotropic Epitaxial Strain

IF 9.6 1区材料科学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Nano Letters Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c00699

Haiming Xu, Qirui Cui, Jijun Yun, Yunchi Zhao, Congli He, Xiaowei Lv, Tengyu Guo, Zengtai Zhu, Lili Luo, Hao Wu, Shouguo Wang, Renchao Che, Yalu Zuo, Guoqiang Yu, Hongxin Yang, Li Xi, Baoshan Cui

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Abstract

The effective manipulation of perpendicular magnetization through spin–orbit torque (SOT) holds great promise for magnetic memory and spin-logic device. However, field-free SOT switching of perpendicular magnetization remains a challenge for conventional materials with high symmetry. This study elucidates a full electrical manipulation of the perpendicular magnetization in an epitaxial [111]-orientated Pt/Co heterostructure. A large anisotropic epitaxial strain induces a symmetry transition from the ideal C_3v to C_1v, attributed to the mismatch between [112] and [110] directions. The anisotropic strain also generates a noteworthy in-plane magnetization component along the [112] direction, further breaking magnetic symmetry. Notably, the high-temperature performance under 393 K highlights the robustness of strain-induced in-plane symmetry breaking. Furthermore, eight Boolean logic operations have been demonstrated within a single SOT device. This research presents a method for harnessing epitaxial strain to break in-plane symmetry, which may open a new avenue in practical SOT devices.

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Nano Letters 工程技术-材料科学：综合

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16.80

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2.80%

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1182

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1.4 months

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