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Precessional switching in submicrometer spin valves
Published
Author(s)
Shehzaad F. Kaka, Stephen E. Russek
Abstract
Small spin valves are switched using a subnanosecond field pulse applied alongdg the magnetization hard-axis fields increases as the duration is decreased from 325 to 230 ps. This indicates a large-angle precessional motion in response to the transverse applied filed. The behavior is modeled with a single-domain, Landau-Lifshitz simulation. Switching in the manner requires only single-polarity transverse pulses that toggle the state of magnetic devices. This process consumes less energy than traditional quasi-static switching using long-duration field pulses along both directions.
Kaka, S.
and Russek, S.
(2002),
Precessional switching in submicrometer spin valves, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=30794
(Accessed April 26, 2024)