Magnetisation switching dynamics induced by combination of spin transfer torque and spin orbit torque

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We present a theoretical investigation of the magnetisation reversal process in CoFeB-based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). We perform atomistic spin simulations of magnetisation dynamics induced by combination of spin orbit torque (SOT) and spin transfer torque (STT). Within the model the effect of SOT is introduced as a Slonczewski formalism, whereas the effect of STT is included via a spin accumulation model. We investigate a system of CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB coupled with a heavy metal layer where the charge current is injected into the plane of the heavy metal meanwhile the other charge current flows perpendicular into the MTJ structure. Our results reveal that SOT can assist the precessional switching induced by spin polarised current within a certain range of injected current densities yielding an efficient and fast reversal on the sub-nanosecond timescale. The combination of STT and SOT gives a promising pathway to improve high performance CoFeB-based devices with high speed and low power consumption.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Meo, Andrea (am1808@york.ac.uk) Chureemart, Jessada Chantrell, Roy W. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5410-5615 Chureemart, Phanwadee
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2022 Funding Information: P.C. and J.C. gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI). This project was undertaken on the Viking Cluster, which is a high performance compute facility provided by the University of York. We are grateful for computational support from the University of York High Performance Computing service, Viking and the Research Computing team. Funding Information: P.C. and J.C. gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI). This project was undertaken on the Viking Cluster, which is a high performance compute facility provided by the University of York. We are grateful for computational support from the University of York High Performance Computing service, Viking and the Research Computing team. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s).
Dates:	Accepted: 15 February 2022 Published: 1 March 2022
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	03 May 2022 09:40
Last Modified:	11 Apr 2025 23:28
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07277-2
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1038/s41598-022-07277-2
Related URLs:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?...
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:186313

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