Improved Spectral Stability in Spin-Transfer Nano-Oscillators: Single Vortex Versus Coupled Vortices Dynamics

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Locatelli, Nicolas ^a,b,f   Lebrun, Romain ^a,b,f   Naletov, Vladimir Veniaminovich ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Hamadeh, Abbass ^c   De Loubens, Grégoire ^c   Klein, Olivier ^c,d   Grollier, Julie ^a,b,f   Cros, Vincent ^a,b,f  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^c SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Coupled oscillators; Gyrotropic mode; Microwave; Radio frequency; Self sustained magnetic oscillations; Spin transfer nano oscillators; Spin transfer torque; Vortex

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; DYNAMICS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIZATION; RADIO WAVES; SPIN DYNAMICS;

COUPLED OSCILLATORS; GYROTROPIC MODE; MAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN-TRANSFER NANO-OSCILLATORS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84938539765     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2015.2414903     Document Type: Article

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