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arXiv 0812.3346cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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面内电流几何中的自旋转移力矩理论

Theory of Spin-Transfer Torque in the Current-in-Plane Geometries

O. Wessely, A. Umerski, J. Mathon

摘要:

采用非平衡Keldysh理论研究了两种电流平行于磁体/非磁体界面流动的电流感应开关结构。在第一种几何结构中,电流垂直于极化磁体/非磁体界面,但平行于非磁体/切换磁体界面(CPIP)。在第二种几何结构中,电流平行于极化磁体/非磁体和非磁体/切换磁体界面(CIP)。单轨道紧束缚模型的计算表明,平行于开关磁体/非磁体界面流动的自旋电流可以被横向开关磁体吸收,其效率与传统的电流垂直于平面(CPP)几何结构相同。模型计算的结果也被证明是有效的实验相关的Co/Cu CPIP系统所描述的完全现实的紧束缚带拟合的从头算能带结构。它表明,几乎完全吸收入射自旋电流的横向切换磁铁发生时,横向尺寸的切换磁铁是50-100原子间的距离,即,大约20 nm,高度小到几个原子平面。它也表明,在CPIP/CIP几何结构中的强自旋电流的吸收不被破坏的开关磁铁和磁隔离层之间的粗糙界面的存在。在CIP几何结构中使用横向磁体实现的极化被发现是传统CPP几何结构中的极化的约25%。目前的CPIP计算的自旋转移力矩也相关的所谓的纯自旋电流诱导的磁化翻转,最近观察到的。

英文摘要:

Two alternative current-induced switching geometries, in which the current flows parallel to the magnet/nonmagnet interface, are investigated theoretically using the nonequilibrium Keldysh theory. In the first geometry, the current is perpendicular to the polarizing magnet/nonmagnet interface but parallel to the nonmagnet/switching magnet interface (CPIP). In the second geometry, the current is parallel to both the polarizing magnet/nonmagnet and nonmagnet/switching magnet interfaces (CIP). Calculations for a single-orbital tight binding model indicate that the spin current flowing parallel to the switching magnet/nonmagnet interface can be absorbed by a lateral switching magnet as efficiently as in the traditional current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) geometry. The results of the model calculations are shown to be valid also for experimentally relevant Co/Cu CPIP system described by fully realistic tight binding bands fitted to an ab initio band structure. It is shown that almost complete absorption of the incident spin current by a lateral switching magnet occurs when the lateral dimensions of the switching magnet are of the order of 50-100 interatomic distances, i.e., about 20nm and its height as small as a few atomic planes. It is also demonstratedthat strong spin current absorption in the CPIP/CIP geometry is not spoilt by the presence of a rough interface between the switching magnet and nonmagnetic spacer. Polarization achieved using a lateral magnet in the CIP geometry is found to be about 25% of that in the traditional CPP geometry. The present CPIP calculations of the spin transfer torque are also relevant to the so called pure-spin-current-induced magnetization switching that had been recently observed.

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