Current-induced magnetic switching of an arbitrary oriented single-molecule magnet in the cotunneling regime

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作者：

Misiorny, Maciej ^{[1
]}

Barnas, Jozef ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Adam Mickiewicz Univ, Fac Phys, PL-61614 Poznan, Poland

[2] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Mol Phys, PL-60179 Poznan, Poland

来源：

JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS | 2010年 / 322卷 / 9-12期

关键词：

Current-induced magnetic switching; Single-molecule magnet; Cotunneling; SPINTRONICS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.01.043

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Dynamics of current-induced magnetic switching of a single-molecule magnet in the case of Coulomb blockade is investigated theoretically. The molecule is weakly coupled to two ferromagnetic metallic electrodes with collinear magnetic moments, and the molecule's easy axis is assumed to form an arbitrary angle with these moments. The central focus of the paper is placed on discussing the influence of magnetic configuration of the system on the switching mechanism. It is shown that the crucial role in the switching process is played by the angle between the SMM's easy axis and electrodes' magnetic moments. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1265 / 1268

页数：4

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