Current-Induced Pinwheel Oscillations in Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy Spin Valve Nanopillars

被引：18
作者：
Choi, Richard [1 ]
Katine, J. A. [2 ]
Mangin, Stephane [3 ]
Fullerton, Eric E. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Ctr Memory Recording Res, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
[2] HGST San Jose Res Ctr, San Jose, CA 95135 USA
[3] Univ Lorraine, Inst Jean Lamour, CNRS, F-54506 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
来源：
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS | 2016年 / 52卷 / 10期
关键词：
Magnetic oscillator; oscillators; spin transfer torque; spin valves; MULTILAYERS; TORQUES;
D O I：
10.1109/TMAG.2016.2577628
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
Nanopillar spin valve devices are typically composed of two ferromagnetic layers: a reference layer and a free layer whose magnetic orientation can be changed by both an external magnetic field and through the introduction of spin-polarized electric current. Here we report the continuous repeated switching behavior of both the reference and free layers of a perpendicular spin valve made of Co/Pd and Co/Ni multilayers that arises for sufficiently large dc currents. This periodic switching of the two layers produces an oscillating signal in the megahertz regime, but is observed for only one sign of the applied current. The observed behavior agrees well with micromagnetic simulations.
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