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Spin-orbit-torque-driven auto-oscillations in spin Hall nano-oscillators (SHNOs) offer a transformative pathway toward energy-efficient, nanoscale microwave devices for next-generation neuromorphic computing and high-frequency technologies.…

Spin torque nano-oscillators (STNOs) hold encouraging promise for nanoscale microwave generators, modulators, and new types of intelligent computing. The nonlinearity, describing the current-induced tunability of oscillating frequency, is a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-05-13 Zixi Wang , Wenlong Cai , Ao Du , Zanhong Chen , Lei Zhou , Shiyang Lu , Kewen Shi , Weisheng Zhao

Nonreciprocity of spin waves is essential for components such as magnetic isolators and circulators used in spin-wave-based computing. A ferromagnetic (FM) bilayer exhibits significant frequency nonreciprocity and has attracted attention in…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-09-08 Shion Yoshimura , Shugo Yoshii , Ryo Ohshima , Masashi Shiraishi

The thickness dependence of spin-orbit torque and magnetoresistance in ferromagnet/heavy-metal bilayers is studied using the first-principles non-equilibrium Green's function formalism combined with the Anderson disorder model. A systematic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-22 K. D. Belashchenko , Alexey A. Kovalev , M. van Schilfgaarde

We use ferromagnetic resonance to study the current-induced torques in YIG/heavy metal bilayers. YIG samples with thickness varying from 14.8 nm to 80 nm, with Pt or Ta thin film on top, are measured by applying a microwave current into the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-05 Z. Fang , A. Mitra , A. L. Westerman , M. Ali , C. Ciccarelli , O. Cespedes , B. J. Hickey , A. J. Ferguson

Ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) in exchange-coupled ferromagnet-antiferromagnet (FM/AFM) bilayers commonly shows a moderate increase in the resonance frequency owing to the induced unidirectional anisotropy. Here we report a large FMR…

We propose and analyze a spin wave amplifier aimed to enhance the amplitude of the propagating spin wave via the magnetoelectric effect. The amplifier is a two-layer multiferroic structure, which comprises piezoelectric and ferromagnetic…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-13 Alexander Khitun , Dmitri E. Nikonov , Kang L. Wang

Magnetic order and microwave absorption in amorphous ferromagnets and materials sintered from nanoscale ferromagnetic grains are investigated analytically and numerically within the random-anisotropy model. We show that a scaling argument…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2023-11-14 Eugene M. Chudnovsky , Dmitry A. Garanin

In ferromagnetic nanostructures, the ballistic anisotropic magnetoresistance (BAMR) is a change in the ballistic conductance with the direction of magnetization due to spin-orbit interaction. Very recently, a directional dependent ballistic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-10 Ching Hao Chang , Carmine Ortix

The realization of four-fold anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) in novel 3d-5d heterostructures has boosted major efforts in antiferromagnetic spintronics. However, despite the potential of incorporating strong spin-orbit coupling, only…

We study theoretically antiferromagnet (AFM) based spin-Hall nano-oscillators (SHNOs) consisting of a nano-constriction (NC) in a thin-film uniaxial AFM. By solving the derived SW equation we evidence radially propagating spin waves (SWs)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-14 Mohammad Hamdi , Dirk Grundler

We introduce a minimal interface-scattering mechanism that produces a sizable anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) in metal/ferromagnet bilayers (e.g., Pt/YIG) without invoking bulk spin or orbital Hall currents. In a $\delta$-layer model…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-17 Ivan Iorsh , Mikhail Titov

Antiferromagnetic (AFM) materials with zero or vanishingly small macroscopic magnetization are nowadays the constituent elements of spintronic devices. However, possibility to use them as active elements that show nontrivial controllable…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-05-30 Helen V. Gomonay , Roman Kunitsyn , Vadim M. Loktev

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

Microwave detectors based on the spin-transfer torque diode effect are among the key emerging spintronic devices. By utilizing the spin of electrons in addition to charge, they have the potential to overcome the theoretical performance…

Nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (NanoMRI) is an active area of applied research with potential use in structural biology and quantum engineering. The success of this technological vision hinges on improving the instrument's sensitivity…

In the last decade, nanoscale resistive devices with memory have been the subject of intense study because of their possible use in brain-inspired computing. However, operational endurance is one of the limiting factors in the adoption of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-09-13 Francesco Caravelli , Ezio Iacocca , Gia-Wei Chern , Cristiano Nisoli , Clodoaldo I. L. de Araujo

Recent studies have revealed that domain walls in magnetic nanostructures can serve as compact, energy-efficient spin-wave waveguides for building magnonic devices that are considered promising candidates for overcoming the challenges and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-31 Xiangjun Xing , Philip W. T. Pong , J. Åkerman , Yan Zhou

This letter studies the dynamical behavior of spin-Hall nanoscillators from a micromagnetic point of view. The model parameters have been identified by reproducing recent experimental data quantitatively. Our results indicate that a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 A. Giordano , M. Carpentieri , A. Laudani , G. Gubbiotti , B. Azzerboni , G. Finocchio

Superconducting parametric amplifiers are crucial components in microwave quantum circuits for enabling quantum-limited signal readout. The best-performing such amplifiers are often based on Josephson junctions, which however are sensitive…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-17 Mingrui Xu , Risheng Cheng , Yufeng Wu , Gangqiang Liu , Hong X. Tang