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Theory of Magnetodynamics Induced by Spin Torque in Perpendicularly Magnetized Thin Films
Published
Author(s)
Mark Hoefer, Mark J. Ablowitz, Boaz Ilan, Matthew Pufall, Thomas J. Silva
Abstract
A nonlinear model of spin-wave excitation using a point contact in a thin ferromagnetic film is introduced. Large-amplitude magnetic solitary waves are computed, which help explain recent spin-torque experiments. Numerical simulations of the fully nonlinear model predict excitation frequencies in excess of 0.2 THz for contact diameters smaller than 6 nm. Simulations also preduct a saturation and redshift of the frequency at currents large enough to invert the magnetization under the point contact. The theory is approximated by a cubic complex Ginzburg-Landau type equation. The mode's nonlinear frequency shift is found by use of perturbation techniques, whose results agree with those of direct numerical simulations.
Hoefer, M.
, Ablowitz, M.
, Ilan, B.
, Pufall, M.
and Silva, T.
(2005),
Theory of Magnetodynamics Induced by Spin Torque in Perpendicularly Magnetized Thin Films, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32034
(Accessed October 11, 2025)