Magnetic Surfaces, Thin Films and Nanostructures

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

“…which tends to align neighboring spins orthogonally to each other following a specific (chiral) sense of rotation determined by the sign of the DMI constant 𝐷 [86,87]. The DMI is responsible for the formation of Néel-type DW and skyrmions in PMA systems [88,89] and for the tilting of the magnetic moments at the edge of thin magnetic structures [79,80].…”

A ferromagnetic Eu–Pt surface compound grown below hexagonal boron nitride

“…1 Such 2D magnetic systems can either be 2D van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets, [2][3][4] or ultrathin magnetic overlayers. 5 Both types of systems present quantum and topological phases, 6 but achieving new exotic properties requires design and investi-gation of novel materials and architectures. In thin magnetic overlayers, the surface contains transition and/or rare-earth metals.…”