Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2009-02-13
Phys. Rev. B 79 (2009) 214422
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
8 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.79.214422
The Stoner-Wohlfarth astroid is a fundamental object in magnetism. It separates regions of the magnetic field space with two stable magnetization equilibria from those with only one stable equilibrium and it characterizes the magnetization reversal of nano-magnets induced by applied magnetic fields. On the other hand, it was recently demonstrated that transfer of spin angular momentum from a spin-polarized current provides an alternative way of switching the magnetization. Here, we examine the astroid of a nano-magnet with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy under the combined influence of applied fields and spin-transfer torques. We find that spin-transfer is most efficient at modifying the astroid when the external field is applied along the easy-axis of magnetization. On departing from this situation, a threshold current appears below which spin-transfer becomes ineffective yielding a current-induced dip in the astroid along the easy-axis direction. An extension of the Stoner-Wohlfarth model is outlined which accounts for this phenomenon.
Cucchiara J.
Fullerton Eric E.
Henry Yves
Katine Jordan A.
Mangin Stephane
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