Reduction of back switching by large damping ferromagnetic material
arXiv:2011.05566 · doi:10.35848/1882-0786/abc6eb
Abstract
Recent studies on magnetization dynamics induced by spin-orbit torque have revealed a weak dependence of the critical current for magnetization switching on the damping constant of a ferromagnetic free layer. This study, however, reveals that the damping constant nevertheless plays a key role in magnetization switching induced by spin-orbit torque. An undesirable switching, returning to an initial state, named as back switching, occurs in a ferromagnet with an easy axis parallel to the current direction. Numerical and theoretical analyses reveal that back switching is strongly suppressed when the damping constant of the ferromagnet is large.
arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures
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