• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.72-76
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• 2007

We investigate the spin transfer torque in metallic multilayer system by employing Keldysh non-equilibrium Green function method. We study the dependences of the spin transfer torque on the detailed energy configuration of ferromagnetic, spacer, and lead layers. With Keldysh non-equilibrium Green function method applied to a single band model, we explore spin transfer torque effect in various layer structures and for various material parameters.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.52-55
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• 2011

스핀전달토크는 나노구조에서 자성상태를 제어하는데 유용한 수단이다. 자기터널접합에서 스핀전달토크는 자성물질층의 자화가 이루는 평면에 평행한 성분과 수직인 성분으로 나눌 수 있다. 이중 평행한 성분의 스핀전달토크의 성질은 상당히 잘 알려져 있으나, 수직인 성분의 스핀전달토크의 성질에 대해서는 여전히 이견이 많다. 비대칭 자기터널접합에서의 최근 실험에서, 수직전달토크의 전압 의존성이 전압의 이차항 성분뿐만 아니라 일차항 성분도 가짐을 보고하였다. 하지만 물질 변수에 대한 의존성은 여전히 잘 알려지지 않았다. 이 논문에서는 비대칭 자기터널접합에서의 스핀전달토크의 전압의존성을, 강자성층의 스핀 갈라짐 에너지와 일함수의 차이, 그리고 페르미 에너지를 변화시켜 가면서 체계적인 조사를 하였다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.157-159
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• 2008

The effect of the perpendicular field on the trajectory of a vortex core driven by spin-transfer torque was investigated using micromagnetic simulations. The trajectory of the vortex core was staggered due to distortions of the moving vortex core. The core trajectory was affected by both the perpendicular field and ${\beta}$ value, which is the relative magnitude of nonadiabatic spin torque to the adiabatic spin torque. This suggests that the effect of the perpendicular field should be considered when examining a vortex core trajectory affected by ${\beta}$.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2012

We investigate spin transfer torque (STT) in magnetic multilayer structures using micromagnetic simulations. We implement the STT contribution for magnetic multilayer structures in addition to the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) micromagnetic simulators. In addition to the Sloncewski STT term, the zero, first, and second order field-like terms are also considered as well as the effects of the Oersted field due to the running current are addressed. We determine the switching current densities of the free layer with the exchange biased synthetic ferrimagnetic reference layers for various cases.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.380-385
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• 2013

We find a metastable vortex state of the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy free layer in spin transfer torque magnetic tunneling junctions by using micromagnetic simulations. The metastable vortex state does not exist in a single layer, and it is only found in the trilayer structure with the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy polarizer layer. It is revealed that the physical origin is the non-uniform stray field from the polarizer layer.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.92-96
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• 2011

This study investigated theoretically the properties of the spin transfer torque acting on a ferromagnet in a ferromagnet-normal metal-antiferromagnet junction. Earlier work showed that the angular dependence of the spin transfer torque can be a wavy-type if the junction satisfies a special symmetry. This paper reports a simple model analysis that allows a derivation of the wavy angular dependence without taking advantage of the symmetry. This result suggests that the wavy angular dependence can appear even when the symmetry is broken. As an illustration, the angular dependence was calculated as a function of the degree of the compensation at the normal metal-antiferromagnet interface. The implications of the result for the current-induced magnetization precession are discussed.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2007

The spin transfer torque generated by a spin-polarized current can induce the shift of the magnetic domain-wall position. In this work, we study theoretically the current-induced domain-wall motion by using the collective coordinate approach [Gen Tatara and Hiroshi Kohno, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 86601 (2004)]. The approach is extended to include not only the domain-wall position and the polarization angle changes but also the domain-wall width variation. It is demonstrated that the width variation affects the critical current.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.90-92
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• 2009

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.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.101-103
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• 2009

The spin transfer torque efficiency was determined experimentally by observing the current-driven domainwall depinning of Pt/CoFe/Pt nanowires with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The depinning time was exponentially proportional to the applied magnetic field, and was well explained by the Neel-Brown formula. The depinning time and threshold magnetic field were varied considerably by injecting current into the nanowire. The spin transfer torque efficiency was estimated to be $(7.2{\pm}0.9){\times}10^{-15}Tm^2$/A from the linear dependence of the threshold current density with respect to the applied magnetic field.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2008년도 Asian Magnetics Conference
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• pp.65.1-65.1
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• 2008