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Nader Ghobadi

Nader Ghobadi

Academic rank: Associate Professor
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Research

Title
Quantum size effects on spin-transfer torque in a double barrier magnetic tunnel junction with a nonmagnetic-metal(semiconductor) spacer
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JournalPaper
Keywords
Quantum sizeeffects DBMTJ Charge current STT components
Year
2016
Journal JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
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Researchers Nader Ghobadi

Abstract

WestudythequantumsizeeffectsofanMgO-baseddoublebarriermagnetictunneljunctionwitha nonmagnetic-metal (DBMTJ-NM)(semiconductor(DBMTJ-SC))spaceronthechargecurrentandthe spin-transfer torque(STT)componentsusingnon-equilibriumGreen'sfunction(NEGF)formalism.The results showoscillatorybehaviorduetotheresonanttunnelingeffectdependingonthestructure parameters.We find thatthechargecurrentandtheSTTcomponentsintheDBMTJ-SCdemonstratethe magnitude enhancementincomparisonwiththeDBMTJ-NM.ThebiasdependenceoftheSTTcompo- nents inaDBMTJ-NMshowsdifferentbehaviorincomparisonwithspinvalvesandconventionalMTJs. Therefore,bychoosingaspecific SCspacerwithsuitablethicknessinaDBMTJthechargecurrentandthe STT componentssignificantly increasesothatonecandesignadevicewithhighSTTandfastermag- netization switching.