Recent & Notable Publications

“Strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy density at Fe alloy/HfO2 interfaces.” Y.Ou, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman, Applied Physics Letters 110, 192403, (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4983170

“Nanosecond magnetization dynamics during spin Hall switching of in-plane magnetic tunnel junctions,” G.E. Rowlands, S..V. Aradhya, S. Shi, E. H. Yandel, J. Oh, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman, Applied Physics Letters 110 (12), 122402 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4978661

“Nanosecond-Timescale Low Energy Switching of In-Plane Magnetic Tunnel Junctions through Dynamic Oersted-Field-Assisted Spin Hall Effect,” S. V. Aradhya, G. E. Rowlands, J. Oh, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Nano Letters 16, 5987 (2016). http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01443

“Spin Torque Study of the Spin Hall Conductivity and Spin Diffusion Length in Platinum Thin Films with Varying Resistivity,” M. H. Nguyen, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review Letters 116 (2016), Artn 126601, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.126601.

“Origin of fieldlike spin-orbit torques in heavy metal/ferromagnet/oxide thin film heterostructures, “ Y. X. Ou, C. F. Pai, S. J. Shi, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review B 94 (2016), Artn 140414, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.94.140414

“Strong spin Hall effect in the antiferromagnet PtMn,” Y. X. Ou, S. J. Shi, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review B 93 (2016), Artn 220405, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.220405

“Enhancement of the anti-damping spin torque efficacy of platinum by interface modification.” M-H Nguyen, Chi-Feng Pai, Kayla X. Nguyen, David A. Muller, C. Ralph R. A. Buhrman, Applied Physics Letters 106, 222402 (2015); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4922084

“Dependence of the efficiency of spin Hall torque on the transparency of Pt/ferromagnetic layer interfaces.” C.-F. Pai, Y. Ou, L. H. Vilela-Leao, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review B 92, 064426 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.064426

“Central role of domain wall depinning for perpendicular magnetization switching driven by spin torque from the spin Hall effect.” O. J. Lee, L. Q. Liu, C. F. Pai, Y. Li, H. W. Tseng, P. G. Gowtham, J. P. Park, D. C. Ralph, R. A. Buhrman, Phys Rev B 89, (Jan 28, 2014).https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.89.024418

“Current-induced switching of perpendicularly-magnetized magnetic layers using spin torque from the spin Hall effect.” L. Q. Liu, O. J. Lee, T. J. Gudmundsen, D. C. Ralph and R. A. Buhrman. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 096602 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.096602