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Numerical Study on Current-Induced Switching of Synthetic Antiferromagnet

  • Lee, Seo-Won;Lee, Kyung-Jin
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.149-154
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    • 2010

  • 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.

  • https://doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2010.15.4.149 인용 PDF KSCI