Fig. 2
SOT switching (40 K) and the relevant switching mechanism. a, b Field-assisted SOT switching with J // \(\left[ {\bar 1{\mathrm{10}}} \right]\) and Hy = ± 500 Oe (a) and with J // [110] and Hx = ± 500 Oe (b). c, d Illustrations of the torques exerted by the external field (\({\hat{\mathbf{\tau }}}_{{\mathrm{ext}}}\)), the anisotropy field (\({\hat{\mathbf{\tau }}}_{{\mathrm{an}}}\)) and the spin component along the –x direction \(({\hat{\mathbf{\tau }}}_{{\mathrm{ST}}})\) with J > 0 when Hy > 0 (c) and Hy < 0 (d). \({\hat{\mathbf{m}}}\) is in the y-z plane. (Source data are provided as a Source Data file)
