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  • Title: Controllable Spin-Orbit Torque Induced by Interfacial Ion Absorption in Ta/CoFeB/MgO Multilayers with Canted Magnetizations.
    Author: Zhang J, Zhao Y, Dou P, Peng W, Huang H, Deng X, Wang Y, Liu J, Xu J, Zhu T, Qi J, Zheng X, Wu Y, Shen B, Wang S.
    Journal: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces; 2023 Oct 25; 15(42):49902-49910. PubMed ID: 37815887.
    Abstract:
    Electrically generated spin-orbit torque (SOT) has emerged as a powerful pathway to control magnetization for spintronic applications including memory, logic, and neurocomputing. However, the requirement of external magnetic fields, together with the ultrahigh current density, is the main obstacle for practical SOT devices. In this paper, we report that the field-free SOT-driven magnetization switching can be successfully realized by interfacial ion absorption in perpendicular Ta/CoFeB/MgO multilayers. Besides, the tunable SOT efficiency exhibits a strong dependence on interfacial Ti insertion thicknesses. Polarized neutron reflection measurements demonstrate the existence of canted magnetization with Ti inserted, which leads to deterministic magnetization switching. In addition, interfacial characterization and first-principles calculations reveal that B absorption by the Ti layer is the main cause behind the enhanced interfacial transparency, which determines the tunable SOT efficiency. Our findings highlight an attractive scheme to a purely electric control spin configuration, enabling innovative designs for SOT-based spintronics via interfacial engineering.
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