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Intrinsic synchronization of an array of spin-torque oscillators driven by the spin-Hall effect

Materials Science 2015-06-23 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

This paper micromagnetically studies the magnetization dynamics driven by the spin-Hall effect in a Platinum/Permalloy bi-layer. For a certain field and current range, the excitation of a uniform mode, characterized by a power with a spatial distribution in the whole ferromagnetic cross section, is observed. We suggest to use the ferromagnet of the bi-layer as basis for the realization of an array of spin-torque oscillators (STOs): the Permalloy ferromagnet will act as shared free layer, whereas the spacers and the polarizers are built on top of it. Following this strategy, the frequency of the uniform mode will be the same for the whole device, creating an intrinsic synchronization. The synchronization of an array of parallely connected STOs will allow to increase the output power, as necessary for technological applications.

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@article{arxiv.1410.8342,
  title  = {Intrinsic synchronization of an array of spin-torque oscillators driven by the spin-Hall effect},
  author = {Giulio Siracusano and Riccardo Tomasello and Vito Puliafito and Anna Giordano and Bruno Azzerboni and Aurelio La Corte and Mario Carpentieri and Giovanni Finocchio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.8342},
  year   = {2015}
}

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7 pages, 4 figures