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The effect of spin-orbit torque (SOT) provides a new method of implementing ultra-low power spintronic devices. The in-plane exchange bias (EB) field in antiferromagnetic material can effectively assist SOT magnetization switching. Meanwhile, the utilization of voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy (VCMA) can effectively reduce the switching barrier. Taking advantage of the EB and VCMA effect, it is possible to realize SOT magnetic tunnel junctions without external field assistance. In this work, a spin-orbit torque magnetic tunnel junction model composed of antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetism/oxides without external magnetic field is developed by solving the modified Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) modular equation, and its magnetization dynamics is analyzed and studied. The effective fields in the model include the demagnetization field, thermal noise field, perpendicular magnetic anisotropy field with VCMA effect, and exchange bias field. Taking IrMn/CoFeB/MgO material system for example, the factors affecting the precession of magnetization are investigated, such as the effect of the exchange bias field, the VCMA effect and the mechanism of SOT field-like torque. Considering the practical applications, the effect of the deviation of the fabrication process of magnetic tunnel junctions is also analyzed. The simulation results demonstrate that the combined effect of
$ {{\boldsymbol{H}}_{{\text{EB}}}} $ with VCMA effect can greatly reduce the critical ISOT, thus assisting and realizing the complete field-free magnetization reversal; the SOT field-like torque plays a dominant role in realizing the magnetization reversal, and by adjusting the ratio of the SOT field-like torque to the damping-like torque, field free switching can be realized in the device at the ps grade ; and the MTJ can realize effective switching when the deviation of oxide thickness$ {\gamma _{{\text{tf}}}} \leqslant 10{\text{%}} $ or the deviation of free layer thickness$ {\gamma _{{\text{tox}}}} \leqslant 13{\text{%}}$ . Spin-orbit torque devices based on the antiferromagnetic without external magnetic field will provide highly promising solutions for a new-generation ultra-low power, ultra-high speed, and ultra-high integration devices and circuits.-
Keywords:
- spin-orbit torque magnetic tunnel junction /
- voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy /
- exchange bias /
- process deviation
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图 1 (a) VCSOT-MTJ器件基本结构图; (b) 外加电压(Vb)对能量势垒(Eb)的影响
Figure 1. (a) Basic schematic structure of VCSOT-MTJ device; (b) effect of applied voltage (Vb) on energy potential barrier (Eb).
图 2 (a) AP态切换到P态器件外加电压随时间的变化; (b)
$ {t}_{0}＜t\leqslant {t}_{1} $ 磁化翻转示意图; (c)$ {t}_{1}＜t\leqslant {t}_{2} $ 磁化翻转示意图; (d)$ {t}_{2}< $ $ t\leqslant {t}_{3} $ 磁化翻转示意图Figure 2. (a) Change of the applied voltage of a device from AP state to P state with time; (b) schematic diagram of magnetization reversal during
$ {t}_{0}＜t\leqslant {t}_{1} $ ; (c) schematic diagram of magnetization reversal during$ {t}_{1}＜t\leqslant {t}_{2} $ ; (c) schematic diagram of magnetization reversal during$ {t}_{2}＜t\leqslant {t}_{3} $ 
图 3 (a) AP状态下
$ {\boldsymbol{H}}_{{\text{EFF}}}' $ 在坐标轴的分量; (b)不同$ {{\boldsymbol{H}}_{{\text{EB}}}} $ 下的临界$ {I_{{\text{SOT}}}} $ Figure 3. (a) Component of
$ {\boldsymbol{H}}_{{\text{EFF}}}' $ on the coordinate axis in AP state; (b) critical$ {I_{{\text{SOT}}}} $ under different$ {{\boldsymbol{H}}}_{{\text{EB}}} $ .
图 4 VCSOT-MTJ磁化状态随时间的变化曲线
Figure 4. Magnetization state over time of VCSOT-MTJ.
图 5 (a) VCSOT-MTJ在不同
$ {{\boldsymbol{H}}_{{\text{EB}}}} $ 下改变V1的临界$ {I_{{\text{SOT}}}} $ ; (b)截取部分临界$ {I_{{\text{SOT}}}} $ 下降趋势Figure 5. (a) Critical
$ {I_{{\text{SOT}}}} $ of VCSOT-MTJ under different$ {{\boldsymbol{H}}_{{\text{EB}}}} $ and V1; (b) intercepted part of the critical$ {I_{{\text{SOT}}}} $ downward trend.
图 6 (a) SOT类场转矩与类阻尼转矩不同比值下mz随时间变化; (b)考虑SOT类场转矩的ps级磁化翻转
Figure 6. (a) Time evolutions of magnetization mz with different damping-like torque and field-like toque; (b) consideration of SOT field-like torque for ps-level magnetization switching.
图 7 VCSOT-MTJ状态切换的影响因素 (a) V1, V3和
$ {\gamma _{{\text{tf}}}} $ ; (b) V1, V3和$ {\gamma _{{\text{tox}}}} $ Figure 7. Factors affecting on the state switching of VCSOT-MTJ: (a) V1, V3 and
$ {\gamma _{{\text{tf}}}} $ ; (b) V1, V3 and$ {\gamma _{{\text{tox}}}} $ .
图 8 刻蚀偏差对VCSOT-MTJ磁化翻转的影响
Figure 8. Effect of etching deviation on the magnetization direction switching of VCSOT-MTJ.
表 1 VCSOT-MTJ模型部分参数
Table 1. Partial parameters of the VCSOT-MTJ model.
参数 符号 默认值 饱和磁化强度 $ {M_{\text{s}}} $ $ 0.625 \times {10^6}~{\rm A}{\text{/m}} $ 垂直磁各向异性系数 $ {K_{\text{i}}} $ $ 3.2 \times {10^{{{ - }}4}}~{\text{J/}}{{\text{m}}^{2}} $ MTJ直径 $ D $ 50 nm VCMA系数 $ \beta $ $ 60~ {\text{fJ/(V}}{\cdot}{\text{m)}} $ 自旋极化率 $ P $ $ 0.58 $ 温度 $ T $ 300 K 氧化层厚度值 $ {t_{{\text{ox}}}} $ 1.4 nm 自由层厚度值 $ {t_{\text{f}}} $ 1.1 nm 自旋霍尔角 $ {\theta _{{\text{SH}}}} $ $ 0.25 $ $ H_{{\text{STT}}}^{{\text{FL}}} $与$ H_{{\text{STT}}}^{{\text{DL}}} $比值 $ {\xi _1} $ $ 0 $ $ H_{{\text{SOT}}}^{{\text{FL}}} $与$ H_{{\text{SOT}}}^{{\text{DL}}} $比值 $ {\xi _2} $ $ 0 $ AFM材料长, 宽, 高 $ {L_{{\text{AFM}}}}, {W_{{\text{AFM}}}}, {T_{{\text{AFM}}}} $ $ 60\,{\text{nm,}}\;{50}\,{\text{nm,}}\;{3}\,{\text{nm}} $ AFM电阻率 $ {\rho _{{\text{AFM}}}} $ $ 2.78 \times {10^{{{-}}6}}\;\Omega{\cdot}{\text{m}} $ 
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[1] Bhatti S, Sbiaa R, Hirohata A, Ohno H, Fukami S, Piramanayagam S N 2017 Mater. Today 20 530
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