Spin torque induced by Rashba effect

Current-driven spin torque induced by the Rashba effect in a ferromagnetic metal layer.
Ioan Mihai Miron, Gilles Gaudin, Stéphane Auffret, Bernard Rodmacq, Alain Schuhl, Stefania Pizzini, Jan Vogel and Pietro Gambardella
Nature Mater. 9, 230 (2010)

Differential Kerr microscopy images recorded after current pulse injection.