Inducing out-of-plane precession of magnetization for microwave assisted magnetic recording using an oscillating polarizer in spin torque oscillator

Abstract

We investigated the dynamics of a novel design of spin torque oscillator (STO) for microwave assisted magnetic recording. Using Ni${}_{80}$Fe${}_{20}$ (NiFe) as the polarizer and Fe${}_{67}$Co${}_{33}$ (FeCo) as the field generating layer, we experimentally observed the magnetization reversal of NiFe, followed by multiple signals in the power spectra as the bias voltage increased. The signals reflected the out-of-plane precession (OPP) mode oscillation of both FeCo and NiFe, as well as the magnetoresistance effect of the STO device, which had the frequency equal to the difference between the oscillation frequency of NiFe and FeCo. Such dynamics were reproduced by micromagnetic simulation. In addition to the merit of realizing the OPP mode oscillation with a simple and thin structure suitable for a narrow gap recording head, the experimental results using this design suggested that a large cone angle of $\sim$ 70${}^{\circ }$ for the OPP mode oscillation of FeCo was achieved, which was estimated based on the macrospin model.

arXiv comment12 pages, 6 figures

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