在子ns时间尺度下,铁磁三层中无场旋转轨道扭矩切换
Qu Yang1, Donghyeon Han2, Shishun Zhao1
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore.
Nature communications
|February 28, 2024
概括
旋转轨道扭矩 (SOT) 能够实现更快,更节能的磁随机访问存储器 (MRAM). 这项研究证明了在新三层中无现场SOT切换,克服了当前MRAM技术的局限性.
科学领域:
- 这就是Spintronics.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 电气工程 电气工程
背景情况:
- 电流诱导的旋转扭矩提供了低能量的电气控制磁化.
- 在传统的MRAM中,旋转转移扭矩 (STT) 由于化延迟和耐久性问题而面临限制.
- 旋转轨道扭矩 (SOT) 为高速MRAM提供了一个有希望的替代方案.
研究的目的:
- 在实际MRAM的特定条件下实现无现场SOT切换.
- 为了满足短化延迟,低开关电流和快速开关的要求.
- 开发一种节能且可扩展的MRAM解决方案.
主要方法:
- 制造一个CoFeB/Ti/CoFeB铁磁三层.
- 在三层内部的接口上研究旋转电流的产生.
- 在亚纳秒时间尺度上实验性演示无现场SOT切换.
主要成果:
- 同时实现无场开关,短化延迟和低开关电流.
- 在亚纳秒时间尺度上演示SOT切换.
- 识别负责切换的内平面和外平面旋转电流组件.
结论:
- 开发的CoFeB/Ti/CoFeB三层可实现高效的无场SOT切换.
- 这种方法克服了基于STT的MRAM的主要局限性.
- 为节能和可扩展的MRAM应用提供了可行的途径.
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