Ferrimagnets are important for next-generation high-density ultrafast spintronic device applications.Magnetization compensation temperature(TM)is a fundamentally critical magnetic parameter for ferrimagnets besides th...Ferrimagnets are important for next-generation high-density ultrafast spintronic device applications.Magnetization compensation temperature(TM)is a fundamentally critical magnetic parameter for ferrimagnets besides their Curie temperature.Around TM,the spin-orbit switching efficiencies are extraordinarily high.Therefore,the accurate manipulation of TM from the material fabrication process is essential for the electrical steering of ferrimagnetic spins.In this work,CoTb thin films,with the 3 d and 4 f magnetic sublattices antiferromagnetically coupled to each other,are deposited at different temperatures.The magnetotransport and magnetic properties of these films are systematically investigated.It was found that the TM of this rare-earth ferrimagnet largely depends on the growth temperature and it can be tuned by over 100 K.Accordingly,the spins of an optimized ferrimagnetic CoTb thin film with its TM close to room temperature can be efficiently switched by the current-pulse-induced spin-orbit torque.Moreover,an artificial neural network utilizing the spin-orbit torque device was constructed,demonstrating an image recognition accuracy of approximately 92.5%,which is comparable to that of conventional software solutions.Thus,this work demonstrates the large tunability of TM of a rare earth ferrimagnet by chemical ordering and the great potential of such a ferrimagnet for electrically operated spintronic devices.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2022YFB3506000 and 2022YFA1602700)financial support from Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities+6 种基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52425106,52121001,and 52271235)financial support from the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.JQ23005)financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52401300)funding from the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(No.BX20230451)from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2024M754058)financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62401276)financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.524B2003).
文摘Ferrimagnets are important for next-generation high-density ultrafast spintronic device applications.Magnetization compensation temperature(TM)is a fundamentally critical magnetic parameter for ferrimagnets besides their Curie temperature.Around TM,the spin-orbit switching efficiencies are extraordinarily high.Therefore,the accurate manipulation of TM from the material fabrication process is essential for the electrical steering of ferrimagnetic spins.In this work,CoTb thin films,with the 3 d and 4 f magnetic sublattices antiferromagnetically coupled to each other,are deposited at different temperatures.The magnetotransport and magnetic properties of these films are systematically investigated.It was found that the TM of this rare-earth ferrimagnet largely depends on the growth temperature and it can be tuned by over 100 K.Accordingly,the spins of an optimized ferrimagnetic CoTb thin film with its TM close to room temperature can be efficiently switched by the current-pulse-induced spin-orbit torque.Moreover,an artificial neural network utilizing the spin-orbit torque device was constructed,demonstrating an image recognition accuracy of approximately 92.5%,which is comparable to that of conventional software solutions.Thus,this work demonstrates the large tunability of TM of a rare earth ferrimagnet by chemical ordering and the great potential of such a ferrimagnet for electrically operated spintronic devices.
