Field-Free Rashba-Type Crystal Torque MRAM with High Efficiency and Thermal Stability

Puyang Huang, Shan Yao, Aitian Chen*, Zhenghang Zhi, Chenyi Fu, Zheng Zhu, Peng Chen, Hao Wu, Di Wu, Shouzhong Peng, Yumeng Yang, Xixiang Zhang*, Xufeng Kou*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report a field-free switching (FFS) scheme of Rashba-type crystal torque magnetic random-access memory (CT-MRAM) based on the AlInSb/InSb/CdTe heterostructures. Benefiting from the giant interfacial Rashba spin-orbit coupling (SOC), the spin-orbit torque efficiency of the spin-generation channel (ξ = 1.5) is four times larger than the conventional heavy-metal systems, enabling an ultra-low write current density of JSW = 7.5 × 105 A/cm2 at room temperature. Moreover, the crystal torque inherited from the low-symmetry point group (3m1) not only simplifies the device structure, but also warrants a stable FFS operation over a wide temperature range from −40 ℃ to 125 ℃.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350365429
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2024 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Dec 7 2024Dec 11 2024

Publication series

NameTechnical Digest - International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM
ISSN (Print)0163-1918

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IEDM 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period12/7/2412/11/24

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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