Modulated critical currents of spin-transfer torque-induced resistance changes in NiCu/Cu multilayered nanowires

Autor: Mengqi Fu, Roman Hartmann, Julian Braun, Sergej Andreev, Torsten Pietsch, Elke Scheer
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 360-366 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2190-4286
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.15.32
Popis: We present a novel method combining anodic aluminum oxide template synthesis and nanolithography to selectively deposit vertically patterned magnetic nanowires on a Si substrate. With this approach we fabricated three-dimensional nanowire-based spin valve devices without the need of complex etching processes or additional spacer coating. Through this method, we successfully obtained NiCu/Cu multilayered nanowire arrays with a controlled sequence along the long axis of the nanowires. Both magnetic switching and excitation phenomena driven by spin-polarized currents were clearly demonstrated in our NiCu/Cu multilayered nanowires. Moreover, the critical currents for switching and excitation were observed to be modulated in an oscillatory manner by the magnetic field in the nanowire-based devices. We present a toy model to qualitatively explain these observations.
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