SPIN ORBITRONICS

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

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To understand and master spin orbit torques for efficient and deterministic magnetization switching with in plane currents.

Spin to charge inter-conversion

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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

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Developing an electrically addressable non-volatile memory combining high speed and infinite endurance.

Novel devices and concepts

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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)

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 – Spin-Orbit Technologies: From Magnetic Memory to Terahertz Generation (February 08th, 2019)
On March, 21, we have the pleasure to welcome Hyunsoo Yang associate professor at National University of Singapore. He will give us a IEEE Distinguished Lecture at 14:00, CEA/Spintec, Bat. 1005, room 434A entitled : Spin-Orbit ...
Ioan-Mihai Miron – Quand le magnétisme cache la mémoire (January 10th, 2019)
Les recherches de Ioan-Mihai Miron en spintronique portent sur des nouveaux systèmes magnétiques de stockage de l’information. Menées au laboratoire Spintec, à Grenoble, elles sont encore jeunes — elles datent de 2011. Pourtant, elles représentent ...
Habilitation Defense – Spin currents and spin-orbit coupling (December 20th, 2018)
On Wednesday 9 January 2019 at 13:30 in , Amphithéâtre du CNRS (Bat Administratif – Tour A), Laurent Vila CEA/SPINTEC-Univ. Grenoble Alpes defends his habilitation (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, HDR), with title: Spin currents and ...
Creation of Magnetic Skyrmion Bubble Lattices by Ultrafast Laser in Ultrathin Films (December 18th, 2018)
Magnetic skyrmions are topologically nontrivial magnetic domains where the magnetization rotates in a fixed sense (chirality). They are usually created by magnetic fields or by non-homogeneous electric currents. Here S.G. Je et al. have shown ...
Post-doctoral position in spintronics on magnetic skyrmions (December 18th, 2018)
Spintec invites application for a postdoctoral fellowship 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 recently demonstrated magnetic ...