Network Analyzer Measurements of Spin Transfer Torques in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

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2012-03-30

arxiv.org/abs/1204.0038v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

13 pages, 3 figures

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We demonstrate a simple network-analyzer technique to make quantitative measurements of the bias dependence of spin torque in a magnetic tunnel junction. We apply a microwave current to exert an oscillating spin torque near the ferromagnetic resonance frequency of the tunnel junction's free layer. This produces an oscillating resistance that, together with an applied DC current, generates a microwave signal that we measure with the network analyzer. An analysis of the resonant response yields the strength and direction of the spin torque at non-zero bias. We compare to measurements of the spin torque vector by time-domain spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance.

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