Electrical Manipulation of Field‐Free Magnetization Switching Driven by Spin‐Orbit Torque in Amorphous Gradient‐Mn<sub>3</sub>Sn
Switching the magnetization without an assisted magnetic field is crucial for the application of spin-orbit torque (SOT) devices. However, the realization of field-free magnetization switching usually calls for intricate design and growth of heterostructure. In this study, it is found that the amorphous Mn<sub>3</sub>Sn can generate a highly efficient spin current with a strong z-direction polarization component due to its spontaneous composition gradient, which switches the perpendicular magnetization in the absence of an external field. The SOT efficiency of gradient-Mn<sub>3</sub>Sn can be reversibly modulated by the ionic liquid gating based on the migration of hydrogen ions, which reverses the polarity of field-free magnetization switching and allows the realization of 16 binary Boolean logic functions in a single device by pure electrical methods. These results not only offer a very convenient route to field-free magnetization switching but also can promote the development of in-memory computing for spintronic devices.
Authors
- Taiyu An (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1570-1235)
- Xiangxiang Zhao
- Liang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5288-2023)
- Jifan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2915-3508)
- Weijie Kuai
- Weikang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4741-7319)
- Xue Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2272-1357)
- Guangjun Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-2048)
- Hehe Ding
- Bin Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6208-6397)
- Xu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-7034)
- Mingfang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9248-0712)
- Zhiyu Zhang
- Bin Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0245-6015)
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202417621
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.46
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province