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Mutual phase-locking of microwave spin torque nano-oscillators

September 15, 2005
Author(s)
Shehzaad F. Kaka, Matthew Pufall, William Rippard, Thomas J. Silva, Stephen E. Russek, Jordan A. Katine
The spin torque effect that occurs in nanometre-scale magnetic multilayer devices can be used to generate steady- state microwave signals in response to a d.c. electrical current. This establishes a new functionality for magneto-electronic structures that

Injection Locking and Phase Control of Spin Transfer Nano-Oscillators

August 5, 2005
Author(s)
William Rippard, Matthew Pufall, Shehzaad F. Kaka, Thomas J. Silva, Stephen E. Russek, Jordan A. Katine
We have directly measured phase locking of spin transfer oscillators to an injected ac current. The oscillators lock to signals up to several hundred megahertz away from their natural oscillation frequencies, depending on the relative strength of the input

Finite-temperature modeling of nanoscale spin-transfer oscillators

March 31, 2005
Author(s)
Stephen E. Russek, Shehzaad F. Kaka, William Rippard, Matthew Pufall, Thomas J. Silva
Magnetization dynamics induced by spin-polarized currents in magnetic nanodevices have been numerically simulated using a single-domain model proposed by Slonczewski extended to include temperature effects. For currents with a spin polarization

Frequency modulation of spin-transfer oscillators

February 18, 2005
Author(s)
Matthew Pufall, William Rippard, Shehzaad F. Kaka, Thomas J. Silva, Stephen E. Russek
Spin-polarized dc electric current flowing into a magnetic layer can induce precession of the magnetization at a frequency that depends on current. We show that addition of an ac current to this dc bias current results in a frequency modulated (FM)

Spin transfer switching of spin valve nanopillars using nanosecond pulsed currents

October 29, 2004
Author(s)
Shehzaad F. Kaka, Matthew Pufall, William Rippard, Thomas J. Silva, Stephen E. Russek, Jordan A. Katine, Matt Carey
Spin valve nanopillars are reversed via the mechanism of spin momentum transfer using current pulses applied perpendicular to the film plane of the device. The applied pulses were varied in amplitude from 1.8 to 7.8 mA, and varied in duration within the

Large-angle, gigahertz-rate random telegraph switching induced by spin-momentum transfer

July 27, 2004
Author(s)
Matthew Pufall, William Rippard, Shehzaad F. Kaka, Stephen E. Russek, Thomas J. Silva, Jordan A. Katine, Matt Carey
We show that a spin-polarized dc current passing through a small magnetic element induces two-state, random telegraph switching of the magnetization via the spin-momentum transfer effect. The resistances of the states differ by up to 50% of the change due

Direct-Current Induced Dynamics in Co 90 Fe 10 /Ni 80 Fe 20 Point Contacts

January 16, 2004
Author(s)
William Rippard, Matthew Pufall, Shehzaad F. Kaka, Stephen E. Russek, Thomas J. Silva
We have directly measured coherent high-frequency magnetization dynamics in ferromagnetic films induced by a spin-polarized dc current. The precision frequency can be tuned over a range of several gigahertz by varying the applied current. The frequencies