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SPIN–ORBIT TORQUE DEVICES

Electrical control at the interface

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The electric field in a Schottky barrier can be used to control spin–orbit magnetic fields.

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Fig. 1: Electric field control of spin–orbit magnetic fields in a Fe/n-GaAs Schottky junction.

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