Time-Resolved X-ray Microscopy of Spin-Torque-Induced Magnetic Vortex Gyration

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2008-01-30

arxiv.org/abs/0801.4719v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

10 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.176601

Time-resolved X-ray microscopy is used to image the influence of alternating high-density currents on the magnetization dynamics of ferromagnetic vortices. Spin-torque induced vortex gyration is observed in micrometer-sized permalloy squares. The phases of the gyration in structures with different chirality are compared to an analytical model and micromagnetic simulations, considering both alternating spinpolarized currents and the current's Oersted field. In our case the driving force due to spin-transfer torque is about 70% of the total excitation while the remainder originates from the current's Oersted field. This finding has implications to magnetic storage devices using spin-torque driven magnetization switching and domain-wall motion.

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