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Current-induced domain wall motion in a nanowire with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
We study theoretically the current-induced magnetic domain wall motion in a
metallic nanowire with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The anisotropy can
reduce the critical current density of the domain wall motion. We explain the
reduction mechanism and identify the maximal reduction conditions. This result
facilitates both fundamental studies and device applications of the current-
induced domain wall motion
Spin-orbit torques from interfacial spin-orbit coupling for various interfaces
We use a perturbative approach to study the effects of interfacial spin-orbit
coupling in magnetic multilayers by treating the two-dimensional Rashba model
in a fully three-dimensional description of electron transport near an
interface. This formalism provides a compact analytic expression for
current-induced spin-orbit torques in terms of unperturbed scattering
coefficients, allowing computation of spin-orbit torques for various contexts,
by simply substituting scattering coefficients into the formulas. It applies to
calculations of spin-orbit torques for magnetic bilayers with bulk magnetism,
those with interface magnetism, a normal metal/ferromagnetic insulator
junction, and a topological insulator/ferromagnet junction. It predicts a
dampinglike component of spin-orbit torque that is distinct from any intrinsic
contribution or those that arise from particular spin relaxation mechanisms. We
discuss the effects of proximity-induced magnetism and insertion of an
additional layer and provide formulas for in-plane current, which is induced by
a perpendicular bias, anisotropic magnetoresistance, and spin memory loss in
the same formalism.Comment: 24 pages, 9 figure
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