The spin–orbit torque, a torque induced by a charge current flowing through the
heavy-metal-conducting layer with strong spin–orbit interactions, provides an
efficient way to control the magnetization direction in heavy-metal/ferromagnet
nanostructures, required for applications in the emergent magnetic technologies like
random access memories, high-frequency nano-oscillators, or bioinspired neuromorphic
computations. We study the interface properties, magnetization dynamics, magnetostatic
features, and spin–orbit interactions within the multilayer system
Ti(2)/Co(1)/Pt(0–4)/Co(1)/MgO(2)/Ti(2) (thicknesses in nanometers) patterned by
optical lithography on micrometer-sized bars. In the investigated devices, Pt is used as
a source of the spin current and as a nonmagnetic spacer with variable thickness, which
enables the magnitude of the interlayer ferromagnetic exchange coupling to be
effectively tuned. We also find the Pt thickness-dependent changes in magnetic
anisotropies, magnetoresistances, effective Hall angles, and, eventually,
spin–orbit torque fields at interfaces. The experimental findings are supported
by the relevant interface structure-related simulations, micromagnetic, macrospin, as
well as the spin drift-diffusion models. Finally, the contribution of the
spin–orbital Edelstein–Rashba interfacial fields is also briefly discussed
in the analysis.
We report on a highly efficient spin diode effect in an exchange-biased spin-valve giant magnetoresistance (GMR) strips. In such multilayer structures, symmetry of the current distribution along the vertical direction is broken and, as a result, a non-compensated Oersted field acting on the magnetic free layer appears. This field, in turn, is a driving force of magnetization precessions. Due to the GMR effect, resistance of the strip oscillates following the magnetization dynamics. This leads to rectification of the applied radio frequency current and induces a direct current voltage VDC . We present a theoretical description of this phenomenon and calculate the spin diode signal, VDC , as a function of frequency, external magnetic field, and angle at which the external field is applied. A satisfactory quantitative agreement between theoretical predictions and experimental data has been achieved. Finally, we show that the spin diode signal in GMR devices is significantly stronger than in the anisotropic magnetoresistance permalloy-based devices.
Spin diode effect in a giant magnetoresistive strip is measured in a broad frequency range, including resonance and off-resonance frequencies. The off-resonance dc signal is relatively strong and also significantly dependent on the exchange coupling between magnetic films through the spacer layer. The measured dc signal is described theoretically by taking into account magnetic dynamics induced by Oersted field created by an ac current flowing through the system.
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