A skyrmion-based spin-torque nano-oscillator

F Garcia-Sanchez, J Sampaio, N Reyren… - New Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
A model for a spin-torque nano-oscillator based on the self-sustained oscillation of a
magnetic skyrmion is presented. The system involves a circular nanopillar geometry …

Spin-torque resonant expulsion of the vortex core for an efficient radiofrequency detection scheme

AS Jenkins, R Lebrun, E Grimaldi, S Tsunegi… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
It has been proposed that high-frequency detectors based on the so-called spin-torque
diode effect in spin transfer oscillators could eventually replace conventional Schottky …

Microwave emission power exceeding 10 μW in spin torque vortex oscillator

S Tsunegi, K Yakushiji, A Fukushima, S Yuasa… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We fabricated vortex-type spin-torque oscillators (STOs) with optimized structures to
enhance the microwave emission power. Inserting a thin Co 70 Fe 30 layer between the …

Time-resolved imaging of magnetic vortex dynamics using holography with extended reference autocorrelation by linear differential operator

N Bukin, C McKeever, E Burgos-Parra, PS Keatley… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The magnetisation dynamics of the vortex core and Landau pattern of magnetic thin-film
elements has been studied using holography with extended reference autocorrelation by …

Merging droplets in double nanocontact spin torque oscillators

D Xiao, Y Liu, Y Zhou, SM Mohseni, S Chung… - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We demonstrate how magnetic droplet soliton pairs, nucleated by two separated
nanocontact (NC) spin torque oscillators, can merge into a single droplet soliton. A detailed …

Coherent microwave generation by spintronic feedback oscillator

D Kumar, K Konishi, N Kumar, S Miwa, A Fukushima… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
The transfer of spin angular momentum to a nanomagnet from a spin polarized current
provides an efficient means of controlling the magnetization direction in nanomagnets. A …

Vortex spin-torque oscillator using Heusler alloys

T Yamamoto, T Seki, K Takanashi - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We show spin-transfer-torque-driven vortex oscillations in current-perpendicular-to-plane
giant magnetoresistance junctions using epitaxially grown Co 2 Fe x Mn 1− x Si (CFMS) …

Localized magnetic fields enhance the field sensitivity of the gyrotropic resonance frequency of a magnetic vortex

JP Fried, PJ Metaxas - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
We have carried out micromagnetic simulations of the gyrotropic resonance mode of a
magnetic vortex in the presence of spatially localized and spatially uniform out-of-plane …

Magnetic vortex in epitaxially-grown Co2 (Fe, Mn) Si alloy

T Yamamoto, T Seki, M Kotsugi, K Takanashi - Applied Physics Letters, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We report magnetic vortex formation in epitaxially grown Co 2 Fe 0.4 Mn 0.6 Si (CFMS)
Heusler alloy discs that was confirmed using photoemission electron microscopy and the …

Enhancing the injection locking range of spin torque oscillators through mutual coupling

M Romera, P Talatchian, R Lebrun, KJ Merazzo… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate how the ability of the vortex oscillation mode of a spin-torque nano-oscillator
to lock to an external microwave signal is modified when it is coupled to another oscillator …