Numerical study on current-induced switching of synthetic antiferromagnet

Seo Won Lee; Kyung Jin Lee

doi:10.4283/JMAG.2010.15.4.149

Numerical study on current-induced switching of synthetic antiferromagnet

Seo Won Lee, Kyung Jin Lee

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Abstract

Synthetic antiferromagnets (SAFs) are used as free layer structures for various magnetic devices utilizing spintransfer torque (STT). Therefore, it is important to understand current-induced excitation of SAFs. By means of drift-diffusion and macrospin models, we studied the current-induced excitation of a SAF-free layer structure (NiFe/Ru/NiFe). The simulation results were compared with the previous experimental results [N. Smith et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 247205 (2008)]. We confirmed that a nonzero STT through the Ru layer is essential for explaining the experimental results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-154
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Magnetics
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2010.15.4.149
Publication status	Published - 2010 Dec

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Spin transfer torque
Synthetic antiferromagnet

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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