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.

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Advanced Science
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2025-03-24
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https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202417621
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Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
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Abstract

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.

Advanced ScienceVol. 12(19)
Shandong University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
Openalex Percentile: Top 19%
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
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