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Spin-Orbit Torque Nano-oscillators by Dipole-Field-Localized Spin Wave Modes
Chi Zhang1, Inhee Lee1, Yong Pu1
1Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States.
Abstract:
We demonstrate a high-quality spin-orbit torque nano-oscillator comprised of spin wave modes confined by the magnetic field by the strongly inhomogeneous dipole field of a nearby micromagnet. This approach enables variable spatial confinement and systematic tuning of magnon spectrum and spectral separations for studying the impact of multimode interactions on auto-oscillations. We find these dipole-field-localized spin wave modes exhibit good characteristic properties as auto-oscillators─narrow line width and large amplitude─while persisting up to room temperature. We find that the line width of the lowest-lying localized mode is approximately proportional to temperature in good agreement with theoretical analysis of the impact of thermal fluctuations. This demonstration of a clean oscillator with tunable properties provides a powerful tool for understanding the fundamental limitations and line width contributions to improve future spin-Hall oscillators.
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