Spin injection and pumping generated by a direct current flowing through a magnetic tunnel junction

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关键词: ATOMIC LAYERS;    DRIVEN;    ANISOTROPY;    TORQUE;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.99.224426

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

y A charge flow through a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) leads to the generation of a spin-polarized current which exerts a spin-transfer torque (STT) on the magnetization. When the density of applied direct current exceeds some critical value, the STT excites high-frequency magnetization precession in the free electrode of MTJ. Such precession gives rise to microwave output voltage and, furthermore, can be employed for spin pumping into adjacent normal metal or semiconductor. Here we describe theoretically the spin dynamics and charge transport in the CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB/Au tunneling heterostructure connected to a constant-current source. The magnetization dynamics in the free CoFeB layer with weak perpendicular anisotropy is calculated by numerical integration of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert-Slonczewski equation accounting for both STT and voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) associated with the CoFeB vertical bar MgO interface. It is shown that a large-angle magnetization precession can be generated in a certain range of relatively low current densities. Remarkably, it results from a dynamic spin reorientation transition caused by the joint impact of STT and VCMA. An oscillating spin current, which is pumped into the Au overlayer owing to the magnetization precession, is then evaluated together with the injected spin current. Considering both the driving spin-polarized charge current and the pumped spin current, we also describe the charge transport in the CoFeB/Au bilayer with the account of anomalous Hall effect and inverse spin Hall effect. An electric potential difference between the lateral sides of the CoFeB/Au bilayer is calculated as a function of distance from the CoFeB vertical bar MgO interface. It is found that this transverse voltage signal in Au is large enough for experimental detection, which indicates significant efficiency of the proposed current-driven spin injector.

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