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Current-induced Spin Wave Excitations in Asymmetric Nanopillar Junctions |
Journal of Magnetics, Volume 14, Number 2, 30 Jun 2009, Pages 90-92 |
Arie Fiandimas(Center for Spintronics Research, KIST), Kyung Jin Lee(Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University), Kyung-Ho Shin* (Center for Spintronics Research, KIST) |
Abstract |
This study examined the current-induced spin wave excitation in asymmetric nanopillar junctions with a stack sequence of 20 nm Pt/10 nm Cu/7 nm NiFe/300 nm Cu, and a circular lateral dimension of 240 nm. An analysis of the magnetic and magnetotransport characteristics of the junction showed a possible spin transfer effect at this sample dimension when the magnetization was switched from a vortex state to another state. This finding is expected to help improve the understanding of the spin transfer torque phenomenon in nanopillar junctions. |
Keywords: nanopillar; magnetotransport; spin transfer torque; spin wave exitation |
DOI: 10.4283/JMAG.2009.14.2.90 |
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