Anisotropy-Driven Anomalous Inverse Orbital Hall Effect in Fe Films

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that uniaxial anisotropy in Fe films enables anomalous orbital effects, including spin-to-charge and orbital-to-charge conversions, revealing the significance of orbital dynamics in orbitronics device development.

Contribution

It introduces the observation of anisotropy-driven anomalous inverse orbital Hall effects in Fe films, emphasizing the role of orbital dynamics mediated by orbital Hall conductivity.

Findings

Orbital-to-charge conversion signals observed in out-of-plane configurations.

Orbital dynamics are more prominent in Fe due to low SOC and high orbital response.

Uniaxial anisotropy enables control of spin and orbital currents.

Abstract

This study investigates the anomalous orbital effects in iron (Fe) films with strong uniaxial anisotropy, highlighting the interactions between spin and orbital currents. Using heterogeneous YIG/Fe and YIG/Pt/Fe structures, fabricated by oblique deposition in a magnetic field, spin pumping ferromagnetic resonance (SP-FMR) measurements were performed. It was observed that the uniaxial anisotropy enables the emergence of spin-to-charge (AISHE) and orbital-to-charge (AIOHE) conversion signals in out-of-plane configurations, where the spin polarization is parallel to the direction of the spin current. Experimental analysis revealed that orbital dynamics, mediated by orbital Hall conductivity, are more prominent in Fe films due to the low spin-orbit interaction (SOC) and high orbital response. These findings provide fundamental insights for the advancement of orbitronics devices, indicating the potential for controlling orbital and spin currents through magnetic and anisotropic parameters.