Spin-torque driven magnetic vortex self-oscillations in perpendicular magnetic fields (original) (raw)
2010, Applied Physics Letters
We have employed complete micromagnetic simulations to analyze dc current driven self-oscillations of a vortex core in a spin-valve nanopillar in a perpendicular field by including the coupled effect of the spin-torque and the magnetostatic field computed self-consistently for the entire spin-valve. The vortex in the thicker nanomagnet moves along a quasi-elliptical trajectory that expands with applied current, resulting in "blueshifting" of the frequency, while the magnetization of the thinner nanomagnet is nonuniform due to the bias current. The simulations explain the experimental magnetoresistance-field hysteresis loop and yield good agreement with the measured frequency vs. current behavior of this spin-torque vortex oscillator.
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