Temperature dependence of microwave nano-oscillator linewidths driven by spin-polarized currents: A micromagnetic analysis

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3426-3429

  Carpentieri, Mario ^a   Torres, Luis ^b   Martinez, Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Index terms linewidth; Micromagnetic model; Spin torque nano oscillator (STNO)

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; SPIN POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; INDEX TERMS; MICROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; MICROMAGNETIC MODELING; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; SPIN POLARIZED CURRENTS; SPIN TORQUE NANO OSCILLATORS (STNO); SQUARE-ROOT DEPENDENCE;

LINEWIDTH;

EID: 70350578824     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2023921     Document Type: Article

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