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Spin-Orbit Coupling in Single-Layer Ferrimagnets: Direct Observation of Spin-Orbit Torques and Chiral Spin Textures

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We demonstrate that the effects of spin-orbit coupling and inversion asymmetry exist in a single Gd-Fe-Co ferrimagnetic layer, even without a heavy-metal interface. We use electric transport mea- surements to quantify the spin-orbit torques. We measure the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction using the Brillouin light-scattering measurement technique, and we observe the resulting chiral magnetic textures using x-ray photoemission electron microscopy. We attribute these effects to a composition vari- ation along the thickness that we observe by scanning transmission electron microscopy. We show that these effects can be optimized by varying the Gd-Fe-Co thickness or in combination with interfacial effects.

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hal-03007375 , version 1 (16-11-2020)

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Sachin Krishnia, Eloi Haltz, Léo Berges, Lucia Aballe, Michael Foerster, et al.. Spin-Orbit Coupling in Single-Layer Ferrimagnets: Direct Observation of Spin-Orbit Torques and Chiral Spin Textures. Physical Review Applied, 2021, 16, pp.024040. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.024040⟩. ⟨hal-03007375⟩
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