Fast magneto-ionic switching of interface anisotropy using yttria-stabilized zirconia gate oxide
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Tan, Aik Jun; Huang, Mantao; Beach, Geoffrey Stephen
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© 2020 American Chemical Society. Voltage control of interfacial magnetism has been greatly highlighted in spintronics research for many years, as it might enable ultralow power technologies. Among a few suggested approaches, magneto-ionic control of magnetism has demonstrated large modulation of magnetic anisotropy. Moreover, the recent demonstration of magneto-ionic devices using hydrogen ions presented relatively fast magnetization toggle switching, tsw ∼100 ms, at room temperature. However, the operation speed may need to be significantly improved to be used for modern electronic devices. Here, we demonstrate that the speed of proton-induced magnetization toggle switching largely depends on proton-conducting oxides. We achieve ∼1 ms reliable (>103 cycles) switching using yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), which is ∼100 times faster than the state-of-the-art magneto-ionic devices reported to date at room temperature. Our results suggest that further engineering of the proton-conducting materials could bring substantial improvement that may enable new low-power computing scheme based on magneto-ionics.
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2020-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and EngineeringJournal
Nano Letters
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Lee, Ki-Young et al. “Fast magneto-ionic switching of interface anisotropy using yttria-stabilized zirconia gate oxide.” Nano Letters, 20, 5 (April 2020): 3435−3441 © 2020 The Author(s)
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1530-6984