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The tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) effect observed in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) is commonly used in many spintronic applications because the effect can easily convert from local magnetic states to electric signals in a wide range of…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-02-17 Thomas Scheike , Zhenchao Wen , Hiroaki Sukegawa , Seiji Mitani

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

The tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) in the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) with embedded nanoparticles (NPs) was calculated in range of the quantum-ballistic model. The simulation was performed for electron tunneling through the insulating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-25 Arthur Useinov , Lin-Xiu Ye , Niazbeck Useinov , Te-Ho Wu , Chih-Huang Lai

Extending Moore's law by augmenting complementary-metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors with emerging nanotechnologies (X) has become increasingly important. One important class of problems involve sampling-based Monte Carlo…

In-memory computing (IMC) is an effectual solution for energy-efficient artificial intelligence applications. Analog IMC amortizes the power consumption of multiple sensing amplifiers with analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2021-10-11 Hao Cai , Yanan Guo , Bo Liu , Mingyang Zhou , Juntong Chen , Xinning Liu , Jun Yang

Recently, multiferroic tunnel junctions (MFTJs) have gained significant spotlight in the literature due to its high tunneling electro-resistance together with its non-volatility. In order to analyze such devices and to have insightful…

Computational Physics · Physics 2019-07-02 Robert Andrawis , Kaushik Roy

We develop a reduced stochastic framework for thermally assisted octupole moment dynamics in Mn3Sn by combining the reduced Landau--Lifshitz--Gilbert (LLG) equation with the Fokker--Planck formalism. The reduced model is benchmarked against…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 Siyuan Qian , Shaloo Rakheja

Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with conventional bulk ferromagnets separated by a nonmagnetic insulating layer are key building blocks in spintronics for magnetic sensors and memory. A radically different approach of using atomically-thin…

In the past few years the phenomenon of spin dependent tunneling (SDT) in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) has aroused enormous interest and has developed into a vigorous field of research. The large tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR)…

A new class of spin-transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) is discussed, in which writing is achieved using thermally initiated magnonic current pulses as an alternative to conventional electric current pulses. The…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-28 Niladri N. Mojumder , David W. Abraham , Kaushik Roy , D. C. Worledge

We propose that Cu-substituted Fe$_2$P, (Fe$_{1-x}$Cu$_x$)$_2$P ($x\sim 0.16$), to be an outstanding contender for the STT-MRAM application. Using first principles based calculations in the framework of density functional theory and through…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-02-14 Enamullah , S. Bhat , Seung-Cheol Lee , S. Bhattacharjee

We experimentally investigate the stochastic phase dynamics of planar Josephson junctions (JJs) and superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) defined in epitaxial InAs/Al heterostructures, and characterized by a large ratio of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-04-27 D. Z. Haxell , E. Cheah , F. Křížek , R. Schott , M. F. Ritter , M. Hinderling , W. Belzig , C. Bruder , W. Wegscheider , H. Riel , F. Nichele

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

With the rise in in-memory computing architectures to reduce the compute-memory bottleneck, a new bottleneck is present between analog and digital conversion. Analog content-addressable memories (ACAM) are being recently studied for…

Understanding heat generation and transport processes in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) is a significant step towards improving its application in current memory devices. Recent work has experimentally demonstrated the magneto-Seebeck…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-05 J. Shan , F. K. Dejene , J. C. Leutenantsmeyer , J. Flipse , M. Münzenberg , B. J. van Wees

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

We presents a new strategy to create a van der Waals-based magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) that consists of a three-atom layer thickness of graphene (Gr) sandwiched with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) by introducing a monoatomic Boron vacancy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Halimah Harfah , Yusuf Wicaksono , Gagus Ketut Sunnardianto , Muhammad Aziz Majidi , Koichi Kusakabe

We study current-induced switching in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) in the presence of a field-like spin-transfer torque and titled pinned-layer magnetization in the high current limit at finite temperature. We consider both the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-03-21 R. K. Tiwari , M. H. Jhon , N. Ng , D. J. Srolovitz , Chee Kwan Gan

The high current density required by Magnetic Tunneling Junction (MTJ) switching driven by Spin Transfer Torque (STT) effect leads to large power consumption and severe reliability issues therefore hinder the timetable for STT Magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-01 Lang Zeng , Tianqi Gao , Deming Zhang , Shouzhong Peng , Fanghui Gong , Xiaowan Qin , Mingzhi Long , Youguang Zhang , Weisheng Zhao

We propose and computationally analyze a nonvolatile static random access memory (NV-SRAM) cell using magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with magnetic-field-free current-induced magnetization switching (CIMS) architecture. A pair of MTJs…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-13 Shuu'ichirou Yamamoto , Satoshi Sugahara