Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2011-11-05
Applied Physics Letters 100, 062404 (2012)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Submitted to Applied Physics Letters on November 4, 2011. Consists of 4 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
We report the free layer switching field distributions of spin-valve nanopillars with perpendicular magnetization. While the distributions are consistent with a thermal activation model, they show a strong asymmetry between the parallel to antiparallel and the reverse transition, with energy barriers more than 50% higher for the parallel to antiparallel transitions. The inhomogeneous dipolar field from the polarizer is demonstrated to be at the origin of this symmetry breaking. Interestingly, the symmetry is restored for devices with a lithographically defined notch pair removed from the midpoint of the pillar cross-section along the ellipse long axis. These results have important implications for the thermal stability of perpendicular magnetized MRAM bit cells.
Bedau Daniel
Fullerton Eric E.
Gopman Daniel B.
Katine Jordan A.
Kent Andrew D.
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