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Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) are key elements in practical spintronics, enabling not only conventional tasks such as data storage, transmission, and processing but also the implementation of compute-in-memory processing elements,…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-12-09 Maksim Stebliy , Alex Jenkins , Luana Benetti , Ricardo Ferreira

We calculate the efficiency with which magnetic tunnel junctions can be used as resonant detectors of incident microwave radiation via the spin-torque diode effect. The expression we derive is in good agreement with the sensitivities we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 C. Wang , Y. -T. Cui , J. Z. Sun , J. A. Katine , R. A. Buhrman , D. C. Ralph

We demonstrate field and current controlled magnetodynamics in nanocontact spin-torque nano-oscillators (STNOs) based on orthogonal magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). We systematically analyze the microwave properties (frequency $f$,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-10-14 S. Jiang , M. Ahlberg , S. Chung , A. Houshang , R. Ferreira , P. P. Freitas , J. Åkerman

Spin polarized current can excite the magnetization of a ferromagnet through the transfer of spin angular momentum to the local spin system. This pure spin-related transport phenomena leads to alluring possibilities for the achievement of a…

We present spin transfer switching results for MgO based magnetic tunneling junctions (MTJs)with large tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) ratio of up to 150% and low intrinsic switching current density of 2-3 x 10 MA/cm2. The switching data…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Zhitao Diao , Dmytro Apalkov , Mahendra Pakala , Alex Panchula , Yiming Huai

The temperature dependence of a vortex-based nano-oscillator induced by spin transfer torque (STVO) in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) is considered. We obtain emitted signals with large output power and good signal coherence. Due to the…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-03 P. Bortolotti , A. Dussaux , J. Grollier , V. Cros , A. Fukushima , H. Kubota , K. Yakushiji , S. Yuasa , K. Ando , A. Fert

Flexible electronic devices require the integration of multiple crucial components on soft substrates to achieve their functions. In particular, memory devices are the fundamental component for data storage and processing in flexible…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-03-15 Li Ming Loong , Wonho Lee , Xuepeng Qiu , Ping Yang , Hiroyo Kawai , Mark Saeys , Jong-Hyun Ahn , Hyunsoo Yang

Understanding the high-frequency transport characteristics of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) is crucial for the development of fast-operating spintronics memories and radio frequency devices. Here, we present the study of…

Experimental results of rectification of a constant wave radio frequency (RF) current flowing in a single-layered ferromagnetic wire are presented. We show that a detailed external magnetic field dependence of the RF current induced a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-10-12 A. Yamaguchi , K. Motoi , H. Miyajima , Y. Nakatani

We demonstrate a simple network-analyzer technique to make quantitative measurements of the bias dependence of spin torque in a magnetic tunnel junction. We apply a microwave current to exert an oscillating spin torque near the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-07-25 Lin Xue , Chen Wang , Yong-Tao Cui , J. A. Katine , R. A. Buhrman , D. C. Ralph

Spin-torque nano-oscillators (STNOs) are promising nanoscale microwave sources for spintronic applications, serving as signal generators or elements in neuromorphic computing systems. In this paper, we investigate the experimental…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-11-10 Maksim Stebliy , Alex Jenkins , Luana Benetti , Ricardo Ferreira

We propose an electrically driven spin injector into normal metals and semiconductors, which is based on a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) subjected to a microwave voltage. Efficient functioning of such an injector is provided by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-09-16 A. I. Nikitchenko , N. A. Pertsev

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…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-11 Kaiyuan Zhou , Lina Chen , Kequn Chi , Qingwei Fu , Zui Tao , Like Liang , Zhenyu Gao , Haotian Li , Hao Meng , Bo Liu , Tiejun Zhou , R. H. Liu

We investigate switching of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) driven by the thermal effect of the transport current through the junctions. The switching occurs in a specially designed composite free layer, which acts as one of the MTJ…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-17 A. F. Kravets , D. M. Polishchuk , V. A. Pashchenko , A. I. Tovstolytkin , V. Korenivski

We study ns scale spin-torque-induced switching in perpendicularly magnetized tunnel junctions (pMTJ). Although the switching voltages match with the macrospin instability threshold, the electrical signatures of the reversal indicate the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-02-03 T. Devolder , Joo-Von Kim , F. Garcia-Sanchez , J. Swerts , W. Kim , S. Couet , G. Kar , A. Furnemont

Spintronic rf detectors were demonstrated, recently, for energy harvesting and wireless communication at low input power. Here we report on the optimization of the rectified output dc voltage using magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-01-26 A. Sidi El Valli , V. Iurchuk , G. Lezier , I. Bendjeddou , R. Lebrun , N. Lamard , A. Litvinenko , J. Langer , J. Wrona , L. Vila , R. Sousa , I. L. Prejbeanu , B. Dieny , U. Ebels

Strain-mediated voltage control of magnetization in piezoelectric/ferromagnetic systems is a promising mechanism to implement energy-efficient spintronic memory devices. Here, we demonstrate giant voltage manipulation of MgO magnetic tunnel…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-02 Zhengyang Zhao , Mahdi Jamali , Noel D'Souza , Delin Zhang , Supriyo Bandyopadhyay , Jayasimha Atulasimha , Jian-Ping Wang

We examine the spin torque (ST) response of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with ultra-thin MgO tunnel barrier layers to investigate the relationship between the spin-transfer torque and the tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) under finite…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 G. D. Fuchs , J. A. Katine , S. I. Kiselev , D. Mauri , K. S. Wooley , D. C. Ralph , R. A. Buhrman

We present microwave frequency measurements of the dynamic admittance of a quantum dot tunnel coupled to a two-dimensional electron gas. The measurements are made via a high-quality 6.75 GHz on-chip resonator capacitively coupled to the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-10-04 T. Frey , P. J. Leek , M. Beck , J. Faist , A. Wallraff , K. Ensslin , T. Ihn , M. Büttiker

We present a study of the spin transfer torque oscillator based on CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB asymmetric magnetic tunnel junctions. We observe microwave precession in junctions with different thickness of the free magnetization layer. Taking advantage…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-01-31 Witold Skowroński , Tomasz Stobiecki , Jerzy Wrona , Günter Reiss , Sebastiaan van Dijken