Spin-torque oscillator with coupled out-of-plane oscillation layers for microwave-assisted magnetic recording: Experimental, analytical, and numerical studies

Spin-torque oscillators (STOs) are unique spintronic devices in which spin current induces the precession of magnetization in the oscillation layer. In this study, we demonstrate coupled out-of-plane oscillation between two oscillation layers within an STO. The coupled oscillation state is observed in the magnetoresistance spectra as well as its degradation due to the mixing of the free oscillation state depending on the bias current. These behaviors are analytically described and numerically reproduced based on the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation. Since the STO is fabricated in the write head of a hard disk drive, the coupled oscillation state and the subsequent microwave magnetic field are applicable for microwave-assisted magnetic recording for high-density recording.

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This study demonstrates the coupled out-of-plane oscillation between two oscillation layers within a spin-torque oscillator (STO). The characteristics of the coupled oscillation state and its degradation due to the mixing of the free oscillation state depending on the bias current are analyzed. The behaviors are described analytically and reproduced numerically based on the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation. The coupled oscillation state and the subsequent microwave magnetic field can be applied for microwave-assisted magnetic recording for high-density recording as STOs are fabricated in the write head of a hard disk drive.