Field-and Current-Driven Magnetization Reversal and Dynamic Properties of CoFeB-MgO-Based Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

We report a perpendicular magnetic tunnel junction(p MTJ)cell with a tunnel magnetoresistance(TMR)ratio of nearly 200%at room temperature based on Co Fe B/Ta/Co Fe B as the free layer(FL)and a synthetic antiferromagnetic(SAF)multilayer[Pt/Co]/Ru/[Pt/Co]/Ta/Co Fe B as the reference layer(RL).The field-driven magnetization switching measurements show that the p MTJs exhibit an anomalous TMR hysteresis loop.The spin-polarized layer Co Fe B of SAF-RL has a lower critical switching field than that of FL.The reason is related to the interlayer exchange coupling(IEC)through a moderately thick Ta spacer layer among SAF-RLs,which generates a moderate and negative bias magnetic field on Co Fe B of RL.However,the IEC among RLs has a negligible influence on the current-driven magnetization switching of FL and its magnetization dynamics.

Mode Structures and Damping of Quantized Spin Waves in Ferromagnetic Nanowires

Magnonic devices based on spin waves are considered as a new generation of energy-efficient and high-speed devices for storage and processing of information.Here we experimentally demonstrate that three distinct dominated magneto-dynamic modes are excited simultaneously and coexist in a transversely magnetized ferromagnetic wire by the ferromagnetic resonance(FMR)technique.Besides the uniform FMR mode,the spin-wave well mode,the backward volume magnetostatic spin-wave mode,and the perpendicular standing spin-wave mode are experimentally observed and further confirmed with more detailed spatial profiles by micromagnetic simulation.Furthermore,our experimental approach can also access and reveal damping coefficients of these spin-wave modes,which provides essential information for development of magnonic devices in the future.