論文

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2013年6月

Two-barrier stability that allows low-power operation in current-induced domain-wall motion

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • Kab-Jin Kim
  • Ryo Hiramatsu
  • Tomohiro Koyama
  • Kohei Ueda
  • Yoko Yoshimura
  • Daichi Chiba
  • Kensuke Kobayashi
  • Yoshinobu Nakatani
  • Shunsuke Fukami
  • Michihiko Yamanouchi
  • Hideo Ohno
  • Hiroshi Kohno
  • Gen Tatara
  • Teruo Ono
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開始ページ
2011
終了ページ
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1038/ncomms3011
出版者・発行元
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Energy barriers in magnetization reversal dynamics have long been of interest because the barrier height determines the thermal stability of devices as well as the threshold force triggering their dynamics. Especially in memory and logic applications, there is a dilemma between the thermal stability of bit data and the operation power of devices, because larger energy barriers for higher thermal stability inevitably lead to larger magnetic fields (or currents) for operation. Here we show that this is not the case for current-induced magnetic domain-wall motion induced by adiabatic spin-transfer torque. By quantifying domain-wall depinning energy barriers by magnetic field and current, we find that there exist two different pinning barriers, extrinsic and intrinsic energy barriers, which govern the thermal stability and threshold current, respectively. This unique two-barrier system allows low-power operation with high thermal stability, which is impossible in conventional single-barrier systems.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3011
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23771026
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000323625200008&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1038/ncomms3011
  • ISSN : 2041-1723
  • PubMed ID : 23771026
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000323625200008

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