一个纳米磁铁的微波振荡是由一个旋转极化电流驱动的
S I Kiselev1, J C Sankey, I N Krivorotov
1Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Nature
|September 26, 2003
概括
旋转极化电流可以操纵纳米磁铁,就像纳米级电机一样. 这项研究直接测量磁激发,揭示了新的微波设备的潜力.
科学领域:
- 这就是Spintronics.
- 凝聚物质物理学 凝聚物质物理学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 旋转极化电流转移旋转角动量,使铁磁体上的扭矩成为可能.
- 这种扭矩可以在无磁场的情况下对磁器件元件进行操纵.
- 由旋转扭矩引起的磁运动类型尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 展示一种用于直接电气测量纳米磁铁动态的技术.
- 为了研究由自旋极化电流产生的磁运动.
- 探索旋转转移诱导动态的潜在应用.
主要方法:
- 开发一种用于直接电气测量微波频率动态的技术.
- 使用直流 (d.c.) 旋转极化电流来推进纳米磁铁.
- 在单个纳米磁铁中分析磁刺激.
主要成果:
- 在纳米磁铁中证明了微波频率动态的直接电气测量.
- 表明旋转转移可以激发几种不同类型的磁运动.
- 观察到磁性多层结构作为纳米级电机,将直流电流转换为高频磁旋转.
结论:
- 旋转转移扭矩可以在纳米磁铁中诱导复杂的磁力动力学.
- 观察到的现象表明了微波源和共振器的潜在应用.
- 这项工作为自旋转移诱导的动态状态提供了直接证据,进步了对自旋电子设备的理解.
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