Notable Publications

Origin of fieldlike spin-orbit torques in heavy metal/ferromagnet/oxide thin film heterostructures

“Origin of fieldlike spin-orbit torques in heavy metal/ferromagnet/oxide thin film heterostructures, “ Y. X. Ou, C. F. Pai, S. J. Shi, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review B 94 (2016), Artn 140414, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.94.140414

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

Strong spin Hall effect in the antiferromagnet PtMn

“Strong spin Hall effect in the antiferromagnet PtMn,” Y. X. Ou, S. J. Shi, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman, Physical Review B 93 (2016), Artn 220405, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.220405

Robert Buhrman

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