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arxiv: 1009.5240 · v1 · pith:O3CLLDRYnew · submitted 2010-09-27 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.mtrl-sci· cond-mat.stat-mech

Spin-transfer pulse switching: From the dynamic to the thermally activated regime

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.stat-mech
keywords pulseregimespin-transferswitchingamplitudecurrentdurationnanomagnet
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The effect of thermal fluctuations on spin-transfer switching has been studied for a broad range of time scales (sub-ns to seconds) in a model system, a uniaxial thin film nanomagnet. The nanomagnet is incorporated into a spin-valve nanopillar, which is subject to spin-polarized current pulses of variable amplitude and duration. Two physical regimes are clearly distinguished: a long pulse duration regime, in which reversal occurs by spin-transfer assisted thermal activation over an energy barrier, and a short time large pulse amplitude regime, in which the switching probability is determined by the spin angular momentum in the current pulse.

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