Crystallographic dependence of the spin Hall angle in epitaxial Pt films: Comparison of optical and electrical detection of spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance techniques

Author:

Grover Bharat12ORCID,Hazra Binoy Krishna1ORCID,Ma Tianping12,Pal Banabir1,Bernstein Nirel3ORCID,Rothschild Amit3,Srivastava Abhay Kant1,Choudhury Samiran1,Woltersdorf Georg12ORCID,Capua Amir3ORCID,Parkin Stuart S. P.12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, 06120 Halle, Germany

2. Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany

3. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel

Abstract

The spin Hall effect appears in nature in two forms. Its intrinsic form is highly dependent on the crystal symmetry while its extrinsic form stems from impurity scattering. Its efficiency is defined by the spin Hall angle, [Formula: see text], and has profound impact on spintronic technologies. However, an accurate measurement of [Formula: see text] is not straightforward nor the identification of its origin. In this work, we apply a spin-torque driven ferromagnetic resonance method that is probed in two different ways, optically and electrically, to study the dependence of [Formula: see text] in the crystallographic direction in epitaxial Al2O3/Pt (111), MgO(110)/Pt (110), and MgO(001)/Pt (001) films. We show that the electrical technique is limited in its ability to accurately quantify [Formula: see text] at high current densities, and in some cases, it may even result in erroneous [Formula: see text] values. Such cases include films that exhibit a large inhomogeneous broadening. We find that [Formula: see text] is strongly affected by the crystallographic direction. Our study extends the understanding of one of the most commonly used methods for the exploration of the spin Hall effect.

Funder

Israel Science Foundation

Publisher

AIP Publishing

Subject

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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