Auto-oscillation threshold and line narrowing in MgO-based spin-torque oscillators

We present an experimental study of the power spectrum of current-driven magnetization oscillations in MgO tunnel junctions under low bias. We find the existence of narrow spectral lines, down to 8MHz in width at a frequency of 10.7GHz, for small applied fields with clear evidence of an auto-oscillation threshold. Micromagnetics simulations indicate that the excited mode corresponds to an edge mode of the synthetic antiferromagnet. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2009