Self-induced spin-orbit torques in metallic ferromagnets

[摘要] We present a phenomenological theory of spin-orbit torques in a metallic ferromagnet with spin-relaxing boundaries. The model is rooted in the coupled diffusion of charge and spin in the bu l k of the ferromagnet, where we account for the anomalous Hal l effects as wel l as the anisotropic magnetoresistance in the corre-sponding constitutive relations for both charge and spin sectors. The diffusion equations are supplemented with suitable boundary conditions reflecting the spin-si n k capacity of the environment. In inversion-asymmetric heterostructures, the uncompensated spin accumulation exerts a dissipative torque on the order parameter, giving rise to a current-dependent linewidth in the ferromagnetic resonance with a characteristic angular dependence. We compare our model to recent spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance measurements, illustrating how rich self-induced spin-torque phenomenology can arise even in simple magnetic structures.

[发布日期] 2021-11-15

[关键词] Spintronics;Spin-orbit torques;Spin transfer;Spin-torque ferromagnetic resona n c e