This work was supported in part by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Indian Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.
Quantum Materials (QMs) exhibit quantum properties on wide length and energy scales, opening doors to unexpected phenomena and applications across diverse fields, including next-generation spintronics (beyond traditional materials like superconductors or graphene). In spintronics, controlling magnetization via spin current, particularly using Spin-Orbit-Torque (SOT), is vital for low-power memory (MRAM) and advanced computing. This research area is known as spinorbitronics. QMs are highly attractive for next-generation SOT devices due to their unique properties and tunability. The proposal focuses on QM/magnetic heterostructures, where SOT magnetization switching is predicted to occur at room temperature using electric currents one order of magnitude smaller than current heavy-metal-based devices. The core objective of the proposal is to study how interface intermixing affects SOT efficiency, which is key to optimizing device performance and energy efficiency.
Dr. Shrawan Kumar Mishra is a condensed matter experimental physicist working as an associate professor at the SMST, IIT (BHU), Varanasi. His research work focuses on investigating novel spin systems like helical antiferromagnets, skyrmions, topological insulators, multifunctional complex oxides, and their heterointerfaces.
Dr. Michaela Kuepferling is research scientist at INRIM, Italy, in the group of "materials, magnetism and spintronics" Her research focus is on spincaloritronics, spin dynamics and magnetic refrigeration. Lately she focuses on spintronics, Dzyaloshniskii-Moriya interaction and spin orbit torque devices.
Prof. Shrawan Kumar Mishra
MSc. Simran Sahoo
Dr. Michaela Kuepferling
Dr. Alessandro Magni
Dr. Vittorio Basso