Width dependence of the nonadiabatic spin-transfer torque in narrow domain walls.

Autor: Bohlens S; Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Germany., Pfannkuche D
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2010 Oct 22; Vol. 105 (17), pp. 177201. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Oct 18.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.177201
Abstrakt: We analytically determine the spatially varying spin-transfer torque within a domain wall. In the case of ballistic spin and diffusive charge transport, the spin-transfer torque as well as the local degree of nonadiabaticity oscillate within a domain wall. In narrow domain walls, the degree of nonadiabaticity ceases to be a constant material parameter but depends on the domain-wall width including a possible sign change, which is crucial for experiments and the technological utilization in spin-transfer-torque-based storage devices.
Databáze: MEDLINE