We study spin-transfer-torque driven magnetization dynamics of a perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) nanopillar. Based on the combination of spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance and microwave spectroscopy techniques, we demonstrate that the free layer (FL) and the weak pinned reference layer (RL) exhibit distinct dynamic behaviors with opposite frequency vs. field dispersion relations. The FL can support a single coherent spin-wave (SW) mode for both parallel and antiparallel configurations, while the RL exhibits spin-wave excitation only for the antiparallel state. These two SW modes corresponding to the FL and RL coexist at an antiparallel state and exhibit a crossover phenomenon of oscillation frequency with increasing the external magnetic field, which could be helpful in the mutual synchronization of auto-oscillations for SW-based neuromorphic computing.
@article{arxiv.2209.02271,
title = {Current-driven magnetization dynamics and their correlation with magnetization configurations in perpendicularly magnetized tunnel junctions},
author = {Kaiyuan Zhou and Lina Chen and Kequn Chi and Qingwei Fu and Zui Tao and Like Liang and Zhenyu Gao and Haotian Li and Hao Meng and Bo Liu and Tiejun Zhou and R. H. Liu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.02271},
year = {2023}
}