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Current-driven Magnetization Reversal in a Ferromagnetic Semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As/GaAs/(Ga,Mn)As Tunnel Junction

D. Chiba, Y. Sato, T. Kita, F. Matsukura, H. Ohno

cond-mat.mtrl-sciarXiv:cond-mat/0403500

Abstract

Current-driven magnetization reversal in a ferromagnetic semiconductor based (Ga,Mn)As/GaAs/(Ga,Mn)As magnetic tunnel junction is demonstrated at 30 K. Magnetoresistance measurements combined with current pulse application on a rectangular 1.5 x 0.3 um2 device revealed that magnetization switching occurs at low critical current densities of 1.1 - 2.2 x 105 A/cm2 despite the presence of spin-orbit interaction in the p-type semiconductor system. Possible mechanisms responsible for the effect are discussed.

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