Uniform magnetization dynamics of a submicron ferromagnetic coin driven by the spin-orbit coupled spin torque
arXiv:1706.06909 · doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aa7319
Abstract
A simple model of magnetization dynamics in a ferromagnet/doped semiconductor hybrid structure with Rashba spin-orbit interaction (SOI) driven by an applied pulse of the electric field is proposed. The electric current excited by the applied field is spin-polarized due to the SOI and therefore it induces the magnetization rotation in the ferromagnetic layer via s-d exchange coupling. Magnetization dynamics dependence on the electric pulse shape and magnitude is analyzed for realistic values of parameters. We show that it is similar to the dynamics of a damped nonlinear oscillator with the time-dependent frequency proportional to the square root of the applied electric field. The magnetization switching properties of an elliptic magnetic element are examined as a function of the applied field magnitude and direction.
12 pages, 6 figure. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article published in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa7319
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