Frequency converter based on nanoscale MgO magnetic tunnel junctions

B. Georges; J. Grollier; V. Cros; B. Marcilhac; D. -G. Crété; J. -C. Mage; A. Fert; A. Fukushima; H. Kubota; K. Yakushijin; S. Yuasa; K. Ando

doi:10.1143/APEX.2.123003

Frequency converter based on nanoscale MgO magnetic tunnel junctions

Materials Science 2015-05-13 v1

Authors: B. Georges , J. Grollier , V. Cros , B. Marcilhac , D. -G. Crété , J. -C. Mage , A. Fert , A. Fukushima , H. Kubota , K. Yakushijin , S. Yuasa , K. Ando

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Abstract

We observe both dc voltage rectification and frequency conversion that occur when a reference microwave current is injected to a MgO based magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). The rectification that is spin-transfer torque dependent is observed when the frequency of the input microwave current coincides with the resonance frequency of the magnetization of the active layer. In addition, we demonstrate that frequency conversion is the result of amplitude modulation between the reference signal and the resistance of the MTJ that is fluctuating at the resonance frequency of the magnetization of the active layer.

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magnetic tunnel junctions

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@article{arxiv.0907.3992,
  title  = {Frequency converter based on nanoscale MgO magnetic tunnel junctions},
  author = {B. Georges and J. Grollier and V. Cros and B. Marcilhac and D. -G. Crété and J. -C. Mage and A. Fert and A. Fukushima and H. Kubota and K. Yakushijin and S. Yuasa and K. Ando},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.3992},
  year   = {2015}
}

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Frequency converter based on nanoscale MgO magnetic tunnel junctions

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