Current-induced spin-orbit torques in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic systems

The field of spintronics, that is, the use of spin-charge coupling in solid-state devices, is both of fundamental interest and of great promise for practical applications, resistive random access memory being a prime example. Recently the transfer of orbital angular momentum to the spin system in materials with a strong spin-orbit coupling in conjunction with a broken spatial inversion symmetry has emerged as a particularly promising further development of this idea. This review discusses the theoretical and experimental aspects of such spin-orbit torques induced by electrical currents.

• AV
  Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
• AN
  Agence Nationale de la Recherche

  Award: ANR-17-CE24-0025
• SN
  Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

  Awards: 200020-172775, 200021-153404
• GA
  Grantová Agentura České Republiky

  Awards: 19-28375X, 19-18623Y
• KA
  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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  Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
• SF
  Seventh Framework Programme

  Award: 318144
• HE
  H2020 European Research Council

  Award: 610115
• HF
  H2020 Future and Emerging Technologies

  Award: 766566