Giant spin-torque diode sensitivity in the absence of bias magnetic field

Bin Fang; Mario Carpentieri; Xiaojie Hao; Hongwen Jiang; Jordan A. Katine; Ilya N. Krivorotov; Berthold Ocker; Juergen Langer; Kang L. Wang; Baoshun Zhang; Bruno Azzerboni; Pedram Khalili Amiri; Giovanni Finocchio; Zhongming Zeng

doi:10.1038/ncomms11259

Nature Communications (Apr 2016)

Giant spin-torque diode sensitivity in the absence of bias magnetic field

Bin Fang,
Mario Carpentieri,
Xiaojie Hao,
Hongwen Jiang,
Jordan A. Katine,
Ilya N. Krivorotov,
Berthold Ocker,
Juergen Langer,
Kang L. Wang,
Baoshun Zhang,
Bruno Azzerboni,
Pedram Khalili Amiri,
Giovanni Finocchio,
Zhongming Zeng

Affiliations

Bin Fang: Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mario Carpentieri: Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, Polytechnic of Bari
Xiaojie Hao: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
Hongwen Jiang: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
Jordan A. Katine: HGST Inc
Ilya N. Krivorotov: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
Berthold Ocker: Singulus Technologies
Juergen Langer: Singulus Technologies
Kang L. Wang: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California
Baoshun Zhang: Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bruno Azzerboni: Department of Engineering, University of Messina
Pedram Khalili Amiri: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California
Giovanni Finocchio: Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina
Zhongming Zeng: Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11259
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Nanomagnetic materials allow for the emission and detection of microwave radiation in technological applications by spin excitation. Here, the authors present sensitive room-temperature microwave detectors based on nanoscale magnetic tunnel junctions, enabled via spin torque and injection locking.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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