Gigantic current control of coercive field and magnetic memory based on nm-thin ferromagnetic van der Waals Fe3GeTe2
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- Title
- Gigantic current control of coercive field and magnetic memory based on nm-thin ferromagnetic van der Waals Fe3GeTe2
- Authors
- Zhang, Kaixuan; Han, Seungyun; Lee, Youjin; Coak, Matthew J.; Kim, Junghyun; Hwang, Inho; Son, Suhan; Shin, Jeacheol; Lim, Mijin; Jo, Daegeun; Kim, Kyoo; Kim, Dohun; Lee, Hyun‐Woo; Park, Je‐Geun
- Date Issued
- 2021-01
- Publisher
- WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
- Abstract
- Controlling magnetic states by a small current is essential for the next-generation of energy-efficient spintronic devices. However, it invariably requires considerable energy to change a magnetic ground state of intrinsically quantum nature governed by fundamental Hamiltonian, once stabilized below a phase-transition temperature. Here, it is reported that, surprisingly, an in-plane current can tune the magnetic state of the nanometer-thin van der Waals ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2 from a hard magnetic state to a soft magnetic state. It is a direct demonstration of the current-induced substantial reduction of the coercive field. This surprising finding is possible because the in-plane current produces a highly unusual type of gigantic spin-orbit torque for Fe3GeTe2. In addition, a working model of a new nonvolatile magnetic memory based on the principle of the discovery in Fe3GeTe2, controlled by a tiny current, is further demonstrated. The findings open up a new window of exciting opportunities for magnetic van der Waals materials with potentially huge impact on the future development of spintronic and magnetic memory.
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/109151
- DOI
- 10.1002/adma.202004110
- ISSN
- 0935-9648
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- Advanced Materials, vol. 33, no. 4, 2021-01
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