TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of physical and material parameters on switching current density in perpendicular STT-MTJ
T2 - a micromagnetic study
AU - Shaw, Abhishree
AU - Kumar Joshi, Vinod
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Switching in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) is considered to be coherent according to the macrospin model but above a critical characteristic length (Rc) this process becomes incoherent. As a result, switching becomes a complex process and affects the switching current density (Jc). We designed a spin transfer torque (STT) based single barrier perpendicular MTJ (SMTJ) and observed the influence of the junction size and exchange stiffness constant (Aex) on the switching process through micromagnetic simulations performed on Object Oriented Micromagnetic Framework (OOMMF). It was found that coherent switching occurred only for junction diameter ≤20nm and showed dependence on Aex as well. The influence of damping constant and anisotropy on Jc is studied and the mechanism of magnetic reversal through domain formation is revisited in this work. Furthermore, Double barrier MTJ (DBMTJ) stack was designed, which showed increased STT efficiency in switching time with a requirement of Jc lower by 42.86% compared to SMTJ.
AB - Switching in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) is considered to be coherent according to the macrospin model but above a critical characteristic length (Rc) this process becomes incoherent. As a result, switching becomes a complex process and affects the switching current density (Jc). We designed a spin transfer torque (STT) based single barrier perpendicular MTJ (SMTJ) and observed the influence of the junction size and exchange stiffness constant (Aex) on the switching process through micromagnetic simulations performed on Object Oriented Micromagnetic Framework (OOMMF). It was found that coherent switching occurred only for junction diameter ≤20nm and showed dependence on Aex as well. The influence of damping constant and anisotropy on Jc is studied and the mechanism of magnetic reversal through domain formation is revisited in this work. Furthermore, Double barrier MTJ (DBMTJ) stack was designed, which showed increased STT efficiency in switching time with a requirement of Jc lower by 42.86% compared to SMTJ.
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U2 - 10.1088/2399-6528/ad979a
DO - 10.1088/2399-6528/ad979a
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85211031672
SN - 2399-6528
VL - 8
JO - Journal of Physics Communications
JF - Journal of Physics Communications
IS - 12
M1 - 125001
ER -