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The atomistic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation is challenged when modeling spintronic devices where Joule heating is significant, due to its core assumption of a constant magnetization magnitude. Based on a statistical framework that treats…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-25 Pascal Thibaudeau , Mouad Fattouhi , Liliana D. Buda-Prejbeanu

We propose the use of resonant tunneling as a route to enhance the spin-transfer torque switching characteristics of magnetic tunnel junctions. The proposed device structure is a resonant tunneling magnetic tunnel junction based on a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-12-16 Niladri Chatterji , Ashwin A Tulapurkar , Bhaskaran Muralidharan

We theoretically propose and analyze a Josephson-like magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure that exhibits quantum spin dynamics analogous to those in superconducting Josephson junctions. By exploiting the isomorphism between the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-17 V. V. Yurlov , P. N. Skirdkov , K. A. Zvezdin , A. K. Zvezdin

We review recent advances in machine learning (ML) force-field methods for Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) simulations of itinerant electron magnets, focusing on scalability and transferability. Built on the principle of locality, a deep…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-23 Gia-Wei Chern , Yunhao Fan , Sheng Zhang , Puhan Zhang

Accelerometers have widespread applications and are an essential component in many areas such as automotive, consumer electronics and industrial applications. Most commercial accelerometers are based on micro-electromechanical system (MEMS)…

There are pressing problems with traditional computing, especially for accomplishing data-intensive and real-time tasks, that motivate the development of in-memory computing devices to both store information and perform computation.…

Modulation of a spin-torque oscillator (STO) signal based on a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) with perpendicularly magnetized free layer is investigated. Magnetic field inductive loop was created during MTJ fabrication process, which…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-09-23 Witold Skowroński , Jakub Chęciński , Sławomir Ziętek , Kay Yakushiji , Shinji Yuasa

Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) interconnected via a continuous ferromagnetic free layer were fabricated for Spin Torque Majority Gate (STMG) logic. The MTJs are biased independently and show magnetoelectric response under spin transfer…

We present efficient numerical methods for the simulation of small magnetization oscillations in three-dimensional micromagnetic systems. Magnetization dynamics is described by the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation, linearized in the…

Computational Physics · Physics 2023-01-18 Massimiliano d'Aquino , Riccardo Hertel

Magnetization dynamics described by the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert-Slonczewski (LLGS) equation can be formulated to have the form of the well-known two-level-system (TLS) equations. Recently, we showed that a DC spin-transfer torque (STT) term…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-11-14 Benjamin Assouline , Amir Capua

Spin-orbit torques (SOT) provide a versatile tool to manipulate the magnetization of diverse classes of materials and devices using electric currents, leading to novel spintronic memory and computing approaches. In parallel to spin transfer…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-07-26 Viola Krizakova , Manu Perumkunnil , Sebastien Couet , Pietro Gambardella , Kevin Garello

The straintronic magnetic tunnel junction (s-MTJ) is an MTJ whose resistance state can be changed continuously or gradually from high to low with a gate voltage that generates strain the magnetostrictive soft layer. This unusual feature,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-04 Supriyo Bandyopadhyay

Spin filtering and its back-action spin transfer torque (STT) are key ingredients of latest spintronic devices based on magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). Resonant tunneling (RT), implemented by design or occurring as parasitic effects, is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-27 Maciej Bazarnik , Anika Schlenhoff

Non-linear dynamics, including auto-oscillations, chaotic dynamics, and synchronization, are integral to physical and biological applications and can be excited in spintronic devices. In this study, we are interested in exploring the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-09-23 Meenakshi Sravani , Swapnil Bhuktare

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

Superparamagnetic tunnel junctions (SMTJs) are promising sources for the randomness required by some compact and energy-efficient computing schemes. Coupling SMTJs gives rise to collective behavior that could be useful for cognitive…

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

This paper addresses the question: Can spintronic circuits based on Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) transducers outperform their state-of-the-art CMOS counterparts? To this end, we use the EPFL combinational benchmark sets, synthesize them…

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

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