Efficient Switching of 3-Terminal Magnetic Tunnel Junctions by the Giant Spin Hall Effect of rm{Pt}₈₅rm{Hf}₁₅ Alloy
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Recent research has indicated that introducing impurities that increase the resistivity of Pt can enhance the efficiency of the spin Hall torque it generates. Here we directly demonstrate the usefulness of this strategy by fabricating prototype 3-terminal in-plane-magnetized magnetic tunnel junctions that utilize the spin Hall torque from a $\rm{Pt}_{85}\rm{Hf}_{15}$ alloy, and measuring the critical currents for switching. We find that $\rm{Pt}_{85}\rm{Hf}_{15}$ reduces the switching current densities compared to pure Pt by approximately a factor of 2 for both quasi-static ramped current biases and nanosecond-scale current pulses, thereby proving the feasibility of this approach to assist in the development of efficient embedded magnetic memory technologies.
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