Notable Publications

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

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

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

Robert Buhrman

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