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Using a three-dimensional focused-ion beam lithography process we have fabricated nanopillar devices which show spin transfer torque switching at zero external magnetic fields. Under a small in-plane external bias field, a field-dependent…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-13 M. C. Wu , A. Aziz , D. Morecroft , M. G. Blamire , M. C. Hickey , M. Ali , G. Burnell , B. J. Hickey

We investigate the stochastic dynamics of nanoscale perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions (pMTJs) and the correlations that arise when they are electrically coupled. Individual junctions exhibit thermally activated spin-transfer torque…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-04 Dairong Chen , Ahmed Sidi El Valli , Jonathan Z. Sun , Flaviano Morone , Dries Sels , Andrew D. Kent

Magnetization reversals through the formation of vortex state and the rotation of onion state are two processes with comparable probabilities for symmetric magnetic nanorings with radius of about 50 nanometers. This magnetic bistability is…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Q. Zhu , G. W. Chern , O. Tchernyshyov , X. C. Zhu , J. G. Zhu , C. L. Chien

We proposed a novel multilayer structure to realize the deterministic switching of perpendicularly magnetized layers by spin orbital torque from the spin Hall effect through stray field engineering. In our design, a pinned magnetic layer is…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-10-24 Sumei Wang , Meiyin Yang , Chao Zhao

Understanding the magnetization dynamics induced by spin transfer torques in perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel junction nanopillars and its dependence on material parameters is critical to optimizing device performance. Here we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-14 Jamileh Beik Mohammadi , Andrew D. Kent

The thermodynamical properties of a system of two coupled harmonic oscillators in the presence of an uniform magnetic field B are investigated. Using an unitary transformation, we show that the system can be diagonalized in simple way and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2010-01-28 Mohammed Daoud , Mohamed El Bouziani , Rachid Houca , Ahmed Jellal

The directed transport of Brownian particles requires a system with an asymmetry and with non-equilibrium noise. We here investigate numerically alternative ways of fulfilling these requirements for a two-state Brownian motor, realised with…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-03-17 H. Hagman , M. Zelan , C. M. Dion

We present an alternative mechanism to control the domain wall motion, whose directions are manipulated by the amplitude of electrical currents when modulating the ratio of D/A (constants of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction over exchange…

Voltage-driven 180$^\circ$ magnetization switching without electric current provides the possibility for revolutionizing the spintronics. We demonstrated the voltage-driven charge-mediated 180$^\circ$ magnetization switching at room…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-09-12 Min Yi , Hongbin Zhang , Bai-Xiang Xu

We demonstrate current-induced bipolar switching in in-plane magnetized spin-valve devices that incorporate a perpendicularly magnetized spin polarizing layer. Further, hysteretic transitions into a state with intermediate resistance occur…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Li Ye , Georg Wolf , Daniele Pinna , Gabriel D. Chaves , Andrew D. Kent

We consider the dynamics of polarization of a single domain wall in a magnetic nanowire, which is strongly pinned by impurities. In this case the equation of motion for the polarization parameter does not include any other dynamical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-16 N. Sedlmayr , V. Dugaev , J. Berakdar

Spin transport typically relies on direct manipulation of the spin degree of freedom via magnetic fields, spin-orbit coupling, or engineered spin-dependent potentials. We show theoretically that directional spin currents can arise in a…

We perform 3D micromagnetic simulations of current-driven magnetization dynamics in nanoscale exchange biased spin-valves that take account of (i) back action of spin-transfer torque on the pinned layer, (ii) non-linear damping and (iii)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 G. Siracusano , G. Finocchio , I. N. Krivorotov , L. Torres , G. Consolo , B. Azzerboni

Current-induced spin-orbit torques provide a versatile tool for switching magnetic devices. In perpendicular magnets, the dampinglike component of the torque is the main driver of magnetization reversal. The degree to which the fieldlike…

The lack of certain crystalline symmetries in strong spin-orbit-coupled non-magnetic materials allows for the existence of uncoventional spin Hall responses, with electrically generated transverse spin currents possessing collinear flow and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-11-01 D. J. P. de Sousa , P. M. Haney , J. P. Wang , Tony Low

The magnetization reversal of three-segment cylindrical nanoelements comprising of alternating nanowire and nanotube sections is investigated by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Such nanoelements may feature a three-state behaviour with an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-05 R. F. Neumann , M. Bahiana , S. Allende , D. Altbir , D. Görlitz , K. Nielsch

Magnetoelectronics is mainly digital, i.e. governed by up and down magnetizations. In contrast, analogue magnetoelectronics makes use of phenomena occuring for non-collinear magnetization configurations. Here we review theories which have…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-24 Gerrit E. W. Bauer , Yaroslav Tserkovnyak , Daniel Huertas-Hernando , Arne Brataas

The switching of electric polarization induced by electric fields -a fundamental functionality of ferroelectrics- is closely associated with the motions of the domain walls that separate regions with distinct polarization directions.…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-01-10 F. Kagawa , S. Horiuchi , N. Minami , S. Ishibashi , K. Kobayashi , R. Kumai , Y. Murakami , Y. Tokura

We predict a novel twisted skyrmion structure at the boundary of two antiferromagnetically coupled magnetic domains with antiparallel magnetization directions. Through this intermediate state, skyrmions with opposite polarities can be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-08 Huanhuan Yang , C. Wang , Xiaofan Wang , X. S. Wang , Yunshan Cao , Peng Yan

The scaling of magnetic memory into nanometer size calls for a theoretical model to accurately predict the switching current. Previous models show large discrepancy with experiments in studying the spin-orbit torque switching of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-27 Xue Zhang , Zhengde Xu , Zhifeng Zhu