Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida-type interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction in heavy metal/ferromagnet heterostructures

Taehyun Kim, In Ho Cha, Yong Jin Kim, Gyu Won Kim, Andrey Stashkevich, Yves Roussigné, Mohamed Belmeguenai, Salim M. Chérif, Alexander S. Samardak and Young Keun Kim ()
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Taehyun Kim: Korea University
In Ho Cha: Korea University
Yong Jin Kim: Korea University
Gyu Won Kim: Korea University
Andrey Stashkevich: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Yves Roussigné: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Mohamed Belmeguenai: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Salim M. Chérif: Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Alexander S. Samardak: Far Eastern Federal University
Young Keun Kim: Korea University

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract The manipulation of magnetization with interfacial modification using various spin-orbit coupling phenomena has been recently revisited due to its scientific and technological potential for next-generation memory devices. Herein, we experimentally and theoretically demonstrate the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction characteristics penetrating through a MgO dielectric layer inserted between the Pt and CoFeSiB. The inserted MgO layer seems to function as a chiral exchange interaction mediator of the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction from the heavy metal atoms to ferromagnet ones. The potential physical mechanism of the anti-symmetric exchange is based on the tunneling-like behavior of conduction electrons through the semi-conductor-like ultrathin MgO. Such behavior can be correlated with the oscillations of the indirect exchange coupling of the Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida type. From the theoretical demonstration, we could provide approximate estimation and show qualitative trends peculiar to the system under investigation.

Date: 2021
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