Overview
From new concepts to devices : exploring new concepts in spintronics based on spin dependent transport with various systems : structure inversion asymmetry (spin orbit torques, Rashba effect, Spin Hall Effect, Topological Insulators), and alternative geometries in order to develop innovative architectures of devices.
Research directions
Spin Orbit Torques
To understand and master spin orbit torques for efficient and deterministic magnetization switching with in plane currents.
Spin to charge inter-conversion
To study different mechanisms to inter-convert spin and charge currents using the spin orbit interaction: Spin Hall effect, Rashba effect at interfaces and surfaces of Topological insulators.
3-Terminal MRAM
Developing an electrically addressable non-volatile memory combining high speed and infinite endurance.
Novel devices and concepts
To study spin dependent transport and pure spin current physics in lateral spin valves as well as novel ways to tailor the magnetic states of nanomagnets, like magnetic origamis.
The team
Permanent staff
Jean-Philippe ATTANE
jean-philippe.attane@cea.fr
Olivier BOULLE
olivier.boulle@cea.fr
Gilles GAUDIN
gilles.gaudin@cea.fr
Romain GIRAUD
romain.giraud@cea.fr
Mihai MIRON
mihai.miron@cea.fr
Laurent VILA
laurent.vila@cea.fr
Post-docs
- Soong-Gun JE (2016-2018)
- Haozhe YANG (2016-2019)
- Yu FU (2018-2019)
PhD
- Alexandre MOUILLON (2014-2018)
- Mohamed Ali NSIBI (2014-2018)
- Toshiki GUSHI (exchange program Univ. of Tsukuba 2017-2018)
- Jayshankar NATH (2015-2018)
- Paul NOEL (2016-2019)
- Roméo JUGE (2016-2019)
- Sambit GOSH (with Univ. of Tsukuba, 2018-2021)
Projects
- ANR OISO (2017-2021)
- ANR TOPRISE (2016-2019)
- ANR SOSPIN (2013-2017)
- EU SPOT (2013-2016)
Partners
- Néel Institut, Grenoble (France)
- Unité Mixte Physique CNRS/Thalès, Palaiseau (France)
- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Orsay (France)
- CEA/LETI Grenoble (France)
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany)
- National Center for Scientific Research, Demokritos (Greece)
- Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, Barcelona (Spain)
- University of Barcelona, (Spain)
- In Silicio, (France)
- Singulus (Germany)
- Mainz (Germany)
Former team members
Post-docs
- Thomas BRÄCHER (2015-2017)
- Yu FU (2015-2016)
- Murat CUBUKCU (2012-2015)
- Juan Carlos ROJAS SANCHEZ (2010-2013)
- Before 2012:Mario Aurino, Karol Marty, Yasmina Hadj Larbi
PhD
- Gilles ZHAND (2014-2017)
- Tuong Van PHAM (2014-2017)
- Defended before 2014: Emilie Jue, Alexandre Lopez, Marc Drouard
Recent news
- Seminar – SOT-MRAM: from fundamentals to large scale technology integration (June 14th, 2019)
On Monday July 1 at 14:00 we have the pleasure to welcome Kevin Garello from Imec, Belgium. He will give us a seminar at CEA/IRIG, Bat 1005, room 445 entitled : SOT-MRAM: from fundamentals to large ... - PHD Defense – Spin-orbit torques in an ultra-thin ferromagnetic metal layer between two oxides: quantum confinement and Rashba effect (June 05th, 2019)
On Tuesday 9th of July at 14h00 Alexandre MOUILLON from SPINTEC will defend his PHD entitled : Spin-orbit torques in an ultra-thin ferromagnetic metal layer between two oxides: quantum confinement and Rashba effect Place : CEA 17 ... - Seminar – Chiral magnetism controlled by spin-orbit torques and spin-torque nano-oscillators: From magnetic memories to neuromorphic computing (May 29th, 2019)
On Monday June 24 at 14:00 we have the pleasure to welcome Jacob Torrejon from SPEC, CEA Saclay, France. He will give us a seminar at CEA/IRIG, Bat 1005, room 445 entitled : Chiral magnetism controlled ... - Seminar – Spin-Orbit Coupling effects in Antiferromagnets: From the spin Hall effect to electrical and optical writing and reading of reversed Néel vector states in a collinear antiferromagnet (May 09th, 2019)
On Monday May 27 at 14:00 we have the pleasure to welcome Joerg Wunderlich from Hitachi Cambridge Laboratory, University of Cambridge (UK), he will give us a seminar at CEA/IRIG, Bat 1005, room 445 entitled ... - PhD topic – Spintronics on magnetic skyrmions at Spintec (March 25th, 2019)
Spintec invites application for a phd thesis position in spintronics on magnetic skyrmions. Magnetic skyrmions are nm scale topological spin texture that hold great promise for storing and manipulating the information at the nanoscale. Spintec ...
