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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JMAG.2010.15.4.149

Numerical Study on Current-Induced Switching of Synthetic Antiferromagnet

Lee, Seo-Won (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University)
Lee, Kyung-Jin (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University)

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Journal of Magnetics / v.15, no.4, 2010 , pp. 149-154 More about this Journal

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.

Keywords

spin transfer torque; synthetic antiferromagnet;

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