The emergence of a large helical orbital texture due to the formation of the surface states at the metallic Co/Al interfaces originating from the orbital Edelstein effect and giving rise to a nonequilibrium orbital accumulation is revealed to produce large current-induced torques, providing an essential theoretical background for the experimental observations. Spin-orbit coupling is found […]

Recruiting a post-doctoral researcher in the development of a miniature, ultra-sensitive magnetic field sensor for space exploration Context: The magnetic field is essential for understanding our solar system and the Earth’s geomagnetism, as well as for studying solar eruptions and their impact on the Earth and our technological infrastructures. All space missions designed for the […]

On Thursday, February 6th 2025, we have the pleasure to welcome in SPINTEC Ales Hrabec from ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He will give us a seminar at 10:00 entitled : Realization of magnetic circuits exploiting lateral couplings Place : IRIG/SPINTEC, room 447 CEA Building 10.05 (presential access to the seminar room at CEA in Grenoble requires […]

This work focuses on the study of the intrinsic cytotoxicity of magnetic particles, developed in our laboratory for the application of local forces at the cellular level. More precisely, we were interested in the effect of the rigidity of the cellular growth substrate on the response induced by the presence of particles.   The study […]

Project: SPINTEC offers several 24-month positions for postdoctoral researchers or research engineers, funded by the EU and French National Research Agency ANR. The projects focus on spintronic innovations for a sustainable digital technology, emphasizing advanced magnetic memory and spintronics-based radiofrequency technologies. Work will occur within the ‘MRAM’ and ‘RF-spintronics’ teams, in collaboration with ‘Nanofabrication’ and […]

The extent to which an external magnetic field can influence the operation of Spin-Transfer-Torque Magnetic Random Access Memory (STT-MRAM) remains a critical question within the microelectronics industry in particular regarding its use in automotive industry. SPINTEC is actively engaged in an international technical group comprising academic and industrial experts in MRAM technology, with a particular […]

Two-dimensional (2D) materials like transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD) are considered as key candidates to replace silicon in several technologies with enhanced performances. In this work, we address the two remaining challenges to reach their industrial deployment: the wafer scale growth of TMDs and their integration into operational devices using CMOS compatible process. This is achieved […]

By performing transport simulations on carefully derived Wannier tight-binding models, Janus chromium-based transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers are found to exhibit a spin-orbit torque (SOT) performance comparable to the most efficient two-dimensional materials, while additionally allowing for field-free perpendicular magnetization switching, due to their reduced in-plane symmetry.   The spin–orbit torque (SOT) mechanism represents an innovative […]

On Friday November 29, 2024 at 13:30 we have the pleasure to welcome Johannes Paul from SENSITEC. He will give us a seminar entitled: Selected applications and trends in magnetoresistive sensors Place: IRIG/SPINTEC, CEA Building 10.05, auditorium 445 Video conference: https://univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/j/98769867024 Meeting ID: 987 6986 7024 Passcode: 025918 Abstract: In this talk I will introduce […]

On Friday November 29, 2024 at 10:00 we have the pleasure to welcome Johannes Müller from GlobalFoundries. He will give us a seminar entitled: Embedded STT-MRAM – Building Trust and Moving Ahead Place: IRIG/SPINTEC, CEA Building 10.05, auditorium 445 Video conference: https://univ-grenoble-alpes-fr.zoom.us/j/98769867024 Meeting ID: 987 6986 7024 Passcode: 025918 Abstract: In this talk we will […]