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Co-resonant enhancement of spin-torque critical currents in spin-valves with synthetic-ferrimagnet free-layer
Neil Smith, Stefan Maat, Matthew J. Carey +1
It is experimentally shown that the critical current for onset of spin-torque instability in current-perpendicular-to-plane spin-valves can be strongly enhanced using "synthetic fe…
Suppression of spin-torque in current perpendicular to the plane spin-valves by addition of Dy cap layers
S. Maat, N. Smith, M. J. Carey +1
We demonstrate that the addition of Dy capping layers in current perpendicular to the plane giant magneto-resistive spin-valves can increase the critical current density beyond whi…
High-output CPP-GMR sensor with synthetic-ferrimagnet free layer and enhanced spin-torque critical currents
M. J. Carey, Neil Smith, S. Maat +1
It is shown that the maximum stable output of a CPP-GMR sensor is increased significantly by using a synthetic ferrimagnet free layer, provided the electron current flows from free…
Effects of rf Current on Spin Transfer Torque Induced Dynamics
S. H. Florez, J. A. Katine, M. Carey +3
The impact of radiofrequency (rf) currents on the direct current (dc) driven switching dynamics in current-perpendicular-to-plane nanoscale spin valves is demonstrated. The rf curr…
Magnetic domain wall propagation in a submicron spin-valve stripe: influence of the pinned layer
J. Briones, F. Montaigne, Daniel Lacour +3
The propagation of a domain wall in a submicron ferromagnetic spin-valve stripe is investigated using giant magnetoresistance. A notch in the stripe efficiently traps an injected w…