Effect of resistance feedback on spin torque-induced switching of nanomagnets |
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Authors: | Samir Garzon Richard A. Webb Shehzaad Kaka |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Physics and Astronomy and USC Nanocenter, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA b Seagate Research, 1251 Waterfront Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA |
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Abstract: | In large magnetoresistance devices spin torque-induced changes in resistance can produce GHz current and voltage oscillations which can affect magnetization reversal. In addition, capacitive shunting in large resistance devices can further reduce the current, adversely affecting spin torque switching. Here, we simultaneously solve the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation with spin torque and the transmission line telegrapher's equations to study the effects of resistance feedback and capacitance on magnetization reversal of both spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions. While for spin valves parallel (P) to anti-parallel (AP) switching is adversely affected by the resistance feedback due to saturation of the spin torque, in low resistance magnetic tunnel junctions P-AP switching is enhanced. We study the effect of resistance feedback on the switching time of magnetic tunnel junctions, and show that magnetization switching is only affected by capacitive shunting in the pF range. |
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Keywords: | Giant and tunneling magnetorisistance Impedance mismatch Shunt capacitance |
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