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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 105, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.4902443
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- European Commission [318144, 2012-322369]
- Swiss National Science Foundation [200021-153404]
- French Government Projects Agence Nationale de le Recherche [ANR-10-BLAN-1011-3, ANR-11-BS10-0008]
- European Research Council [StG 203239]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-10-BLAN-1011, ANR-11-BS10-0008] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
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Spin-orbit torques induced by spin Hall and interfacial effects in heavy metal/ferromagnetic bilayers allow for a switching geometry based on in-plane current injection. Using this geometry, we demonstrate deterministic magnetization reversal by current pulses ranging from 180 ps to ms in Pt/Co/AlOx dots with lateral dimensions of 90 nm. We characterize the switching probability and critical current I-c as a function of pulse length, amplitude, and external field. Our data evidence two distinct regimes: a short-time intrinsic regime, where I-c scales linearly with the inverse of the pulse length, and a long-time thermally assisted regime, where I-c varies weakly. Both regimes are consistent with magnetization reversal proceeding by nucleation and fast propagation of domains. We find that I-c is a factor 3-4 smaller compared to a single domain model and that the incubation time is negligibly small, which is a hallmark feature of spin-orbit torques. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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