Publications


  • 2023

    S. Damerio, and C. O. Avci, “Sputtered terbium iron garnet films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for spintronic applications” J. Appl. Phys. 133, 073902 (2023). [link]

    M. Testa-Anta, C.-H. Lambert, and C. O. Avci, “Leveraging symmetry for an accurate spin-orbit torques characterization in ferrimagnetic insulators” Adv. Elecron. Mater., 2300044 (2023). [link]

    J. Ryu, C. O. Avci, M. Song, M. Huang, R. Thompson, J. Yang, S. Ko, S. Karube, N. Tezuka, M. Kohda, K.-J. Kim, G. S. D. Beach, and J. Nitta, "Deterministic Current‐Induced Perpendicular Switching in Epitaxial Co/Pt Layers without an External Field" Adv. Funct. Mater., 2209693 (2023). [link]

    S. Damerio, A. Sunil, M. Mehraeen, S. S.-L. Zhang. C. O. Avci, “Magnetoresistive detection of perpendicular switching in a magnetic insulator” ArXiv preprint (2023). [link]

     

  • 2022

    M. Martini, C. O. Avci, S. Tacchi, C.-H. Lambert,and P. Gambardella, “Engineering the Spin-Orbit-Torque Efficiency and Magnetic Properties of Tb/Co Ferrimagnetic Multilayers by Stacking Order” Phys. Rev. Appl. 17, 044056 (2022) [link]

  • 2021

    C. O. Avci, C.-H. Lambert, Giacomo Sala, and P. Gambardella, “Chiral coupling between magnetic layers with orthogonal magnetization” Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 167202 (2021) [link]

    C. O. Avci, C.-H. Lambert, Giacomo Sala, and P. Gambardella, “A two terminal spin valve device controlled by spin-orbit torques with enhanced giant magnetoresistance” Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 032406 (2021) [link]

    F. Binda, C. O. Avci, S. F. Alvarado, P. Noël, C.-H. Lambert, and P. Gambardella, “Spin-orbit torque and magnetotransport properties of alpha-Sn and beta-Sn heterostructures” Phys. Rev. B 103, 224428 (2021) [link]

    C. O. Avci “Current-induced magnetization control in insulating ferrimagnetic garnets”
    J. Phys. Soc. Japan 90, 081007 (2021) [link"review article"

    D. M. J. van Elst, M. R. A. Peters, F. Büttner, A. Wittmann, E. Tremsina, C. O. Avci, R. Lavrijsen, H.J.M. Swagten, and G.S.D. Beach, “Accurate extraction of anisotropic spin-orbit torques from harmonic measurements”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 118, 173403 (2021) [link]

  • 2020

    M. C. H. de Jong, C. O. Avci, A. Hrabec, and P. Gambardella,
    “Asymmetric depinning of chiral domain walls in ferromagnetic trilayers”
    Phys. Rev. B 102, 174433 (2020) [link]

    C. O. Avci, “Picosecond switching in a ferromagnet” [News & Views]
    Nature Electron. 3, 660 (2020) [link]

    B. J. Jacot, G Krishnaswamy, G. Sala, C. O. Avci, S. Vélez, P. Gambardella, and C.-H. Lambert, “Systematic study of nonmagnetic resistance changes due to electrical pulsing in single metal layers and metal/antiferromagnet bilayers”
    J. Appl. Phys. 128, 173902 (2020) [link]

    J. Feng, E. Grimaldi, C. O. Avci, M. Baumgartner, G. Cossu, A. Rossi, and P. Gambardella, “Effect of oxidation of top and bottom interfaces on the electric, magnetic and spin-orbit torque properties of Pt/Co/AlOx trilayers”
    Phys. Rev. B 13, 044029 (2020) [link]

    C. O. Avci, E. Rosenberg, M. Huang, J. Bauer, C. A. Ross, and G. S. D. Beach, “Nonlocal detection of out-of-plane magnetization in a magnetic insulator by thermal spin drag”
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 027701 (2020) [link]

     F. Büttner, M. A. Mawass, J. Bauer, E. Rosenberg, L. Caretta, C. O. Avci, C. A. Ross, and G. S. D. Beach, et al.
    “Thermal nucleation and high-resolution imaging of sub-micrometer magnetic bubbles in thin thulium iron garnet films with perpendicular anisotropy”
    Phys. Rev. Mater. 4, 011401(R) (2020) [link]

     

  • 2019

    C. O. Avci, G. S. D. Beach, and P. Gambardella, “Effects of transition-metal spacers on spin-orbit torques, spin Hall magnetoresistance, and magnetic properties of Pt/Co bilayers”
    Phys. Rev. B 100, 235454 (2019) [link]

    S. Crossley, A. Quindeau, A. G. Swartz, E. R. Rosenberg, L. Beran, C. O. Avci, Y. Hikita, C. A. Ross, and H. Y. Hwang, “Ferromagnetic Resonance of Perpendicularly Magnetized Tm3Fe5O12/Pt Heterostructures”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 115, 172402 (2019) [link]

    J. Ryu, C. O. Avci, S. Karube, M. Kohda, G. S. D. Beach, and J. Nitta,
    “Crystal orientation dependence of spin-orbit torques in Co/Pt bilayers”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 114, 142402 (2019) [link]

    C. O. Avci, E. Rosenberg, L. Caretta, F. Büttner, M. Mann, C. Marcus, D. Bono, C. A. Ross, and G. S. D. Beach, “Interface-driven chiral magnetism and current-driven domain walls in insulating magnetic garnets”
    Nature Nanotech. 14, 561 (2019) [link]

  • 2018

    A.J. Tan, M. Huang, C.O. Avci, F. Büttner, M. Mann, W. Hu, C. Mazzoli, S. Wilkins, H. L. Tuller, G. S. D. Beach, “Magneto-ionic control of magnetism using a solid-state proton pump”
    Nature Mater.18, 35 (2018) [link]

    C. O. Avci, J. Mendil, G. S. D. Beach, P. Gambardella
    “Origins of the unidirectional spin Hall magnetoresistance in metallic bilayers”
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 087207 (2018) [link]

    E. Rosenberg, L. Beran, C. O. Avci, C. Zeledon, B. Song, C. Gonzalez-Fuentes, J. Mendil, P. Gambardella, M. Veis, C. Garcia, G. S. D. Beach, and C. A. Ross “Magnetism and spin transport in rare-earth-rich epitaxial terbium and europium iron garnet films”
    Phys. Rev. Mater. 2, 094405 (2018) [link]

  • 2017

    C. O. Avci, E. Rosenberg, M. Baumgartner, L. Beran, A. Quindeau, P. Gambardella, C. A. Ross, and G. S. D. Beach, “Fast switching and signature of efficient domain wall motion driven by spin-orbit torques in a perpendicular anisotropy magnetic insulator/Pt bilayer”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 072406 (2017) [link]

    M. Baumgartner, K. Garello, J. Mendil, C. O. Avci, Eva Grimaldi, Christoph Murer, Junxiao Feng, Mihai Gabureac, Christian Stamm, Yves Acremann, Simone Finizio, Sebastian Wintz, Joerg Raabe, and P. Gambardella, “Spatially and time-resolved magnetization dynamics driven by spin-orbit torques”
    Nature Nanotech. 8, 980 (2017) [link]

    C. O. Avci, M. Mann, A. J. Tan, P. Gambardella, and G. S. D. Beach,
    “A multi-state memory device based on the unidirectional spin Hall magnetoresistance”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 110, 203506 (2017) [link]

    C. O. Avci, A. Quindeau, C.-F. Pai, M. Mann, L. Caretta, A. S. Tang, M. C. Onbasli, C. A. Ross, and G. S. D. Beach, “Current-induced switching in a magnetic insulator”
    Nature Mater. 3, 309-314 (2017) [link]

    C. O. Avci, A. Quindeau, M. Mann, C.-F. Pai, C. A. Ross, and G. S. D. Beach, “Spin transport in as-grown and annealed thulium iron garnet/platinum bilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy”
    Phys. Rev. B 95, 115428 (2017) [link]

    A. Quindeau, C. O. Avci, W. Liu, C. Sun, M. Mann, A. T. Tang, M. C. Onbasli, D. Bono, P. M. Voyles, Y. Xu, J. Robinson, G. S. D. Beach, and C. A. Ross,
    “Tm3Fe5O12 ultrathin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for spintronic applications”
    Adv. Elect. Mater. 3, 1600376 (2017) [link]

    J. Krieft, J. Mendil, M. H. Aguirre, C. O. Avci, C. Klewe, K. Rott, J.-M. Schmalhorst, G. Reiss, P. Gambardella, and T. Kuschel, “Co-sputtered PtMnSb thin films and PtMnSb/Pt bilayers for spin-orbit torque investigations’
    Phys. Status Solidi RRL 11, 1-6 (2017) [link]

  • 2016

    A. Ghosh, K. Garello, C. O. Avci, M. Gabureac, and P. Gambardella,
    “Interface enhanced spin-orbit torques and current-induced magnetization switching of Pd/Co/AlOx layers”
    Phys. Rev. Appl. 7, 014004 (2016) [link]

  • 2015

    C. O. Avci, K. Garello, J. Mendil, A. Ghosh, N. Blasakis, M. Gabureac, M. Trassin, M. Fiebig and P. Gambardella,
    “Magnetoresistance of heavy and light metal/ferromagnet bilayers”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 192405 (2015) [link]

    C. O. Avci, K. Garello, A. Ghosh, M. Gabureac, S. F. Alvarado, and P. Gambardella,
    “Unidirectional spin Hall magnetoresistance in ferromagnet/normal metal bilayers”
    Nature Phys. 11, 510-515 (2015) [link]

  • 2014

    C. O. Avci, K. Garello, M. Gabureac, A. Ghosh, A. Fuhrer, S. F. Alvarado, and P. Gambardella,
    “Interplay of spin-orbit torque and thermoelectric effects in ferromagnet/normal-metal bilayers”
    Phys. Rev. B 90, 224427 (2014) [link]

    M. Cubukcu, O. Boulle, M. Drouard, K. Garello, C. O. Avci, I. M. Miron, J. Langer, B. Ocker, P. Gambardella, and G. Gaudin, “Spin-orbit torque switching of a three terminal perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 042406 (2014) [link]

    K. Garello, C. O. Avci, I. M. Miron, M. Baumgartner, A. Ghosh, O. Boulle, S. Auffret, P. Gambardella, and G. Gaudin, “Ultrafast magnetization switching by spin-orbit torques”
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 212402 (2014) [link]

    C. O. Avci, K. Garello, C. Nistor, S. Godey, B. Ballesteros, A. Mugarza, A. Barla, M. Valvidares, E. Pellegrin, A. Ghosh, I. M. Miron, O. Boulle, S. Auffret, G. Gaudin, and P. Gambardella, “Field-like and antidamping spin-orbit torques in as-grown and annealed Ta/CoFeB/MgO layers”
    Phys. Rev. B 89, 214419 (2014) [link]