Relation between switching time distribution and damping constant in magnetic nanostructure

It is widely known that the switching time is determined by the thermal stability parameters and external perturbations such as magnetic field and/or spin polarized current in magnetic nano-structures. Since the thermal stability parameter and switching time are crucial values in the design of spin-...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2018-09, Vol.8 (1), p.13288-8, Article 13288
Main Authors: Moon, Jung-Hwan, Lee, Tae Young, You, Chun-Yeol
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anisotropy
Humanities and Social Sciences
Magnetic fields
Markov analysis
multidisciplinary
Product design
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Thermal stability
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Summary:It is widely known that the switching time is determined by the thermal stability parameters and external perturbations such as magnetic field and/or spin polarized current in magnetic nano-structures. Since the thermal stability parameter and switching time are crucial values in the design of spin-transfer torque magnetic random access memory, the measurement of the switching time is important in the study of the switching behavior of ferromagnetic nano-structures. In this study, we focus on the distribution of the switching time. Within the limit of a large energy barrier, a simple analytical expression between damping constant and anisotropy field with switching time distribution is obtained and confirmed by numerically solving the Fokker-Planck equation. We show that the damping constant and anisotropy field can be extracted by measuring the full width half maximum of the switching time distribution in the magnetic nano-structure devices. Furthermore, the present method can be applied to not only single nano-structure, but also inhomogeneous nano-structure arrays.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-31299-4