Notable Publications

Dependence of the efficiency of spin Hall torque on the transparency of Pt/ferromagnetic layer interfaces

“Dependence of the efficiency of spin Hall torque on the transparency of Pt/ferromagnetic layer interfaces.” C.-F. Pai, Y. Ou, L. H. Vilela-Leao, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review B 92, 064426 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.064426

Current-induced switching of perpendicularly-magnetized magnetic layers using spin torque from the spin Hall effect

“Current-induced switching of perpendicularly-magnetized magnetic layers using spin torque from the spin Hall effect.” L. Q. Liu, O. J. Lee, T. J. Gudmundsen, D. C. Ralph and R. A. Buhrman. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 096602 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.096602

Spin Torque Study of the Spin Hall Conductivity and Spin Diffusion Length in Platinum Thin Films with Varying Resistivity

“Spin Torque Study of the Spin Hall Conductivity and Spin Diffusion Length in Platinum Thin Films with Varying Resistivity,” M. H. Nguyen, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review Letters 116 (2016), Artn 126601, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.126601.

Robert Buhrman

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