Thermally induced dynamics in ultrathin magnetic tunnel junctions
Author(s) -
Piotr Ogrodnik,
G. Bauer,
Ke Xia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
physical review b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4489
pISSN - 1098-0121
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.88.024406
Subject(s) - magnetization dynamics , condensed matter physics , dynamics (music) , magnetization , torque , instability , spin transfer torque , thermal fluctuations , magnetic moment , physics , thermal , spin (aerodynamics) , materials science , magnetic field , mechanics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , acoustics
We consider the magnetization dynamics induced by thermally induced spin transfer torques in thin Fe|MgO|Fe tunnel junctions. The magnetization dynamics is described by the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation, including the thermal torques as computed from first principles. We show that the angular skewness of the torques importantly modifies the dynamics, e.g., leading to different instability criteria
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