Skip to content

Current-induced magnetization reversal in a (Ga,Mn)As-based magnetic tunnel junction

R. Moriya, K. Hamaya, A. Oiwa, H. Munekata

cond-mat.mtrl-sciarXiv:cond-mat/0404663

Abstract

We report current-induced magnetization reversal in a ferromagnetic semiconductor-based magnetic tunnel junction (Ga,Mn)As/AlAs/(Ga,Mn)As prepared by molecular beam epitaxy on a p-GaAs(001) substrate. A change in magneto-resistance that is asymmetric with respect to the current direction is found with the excitation current of 106 A/cm2. Contributions of both unpolarized and spin-polarized components are examined, and we conclude that the partial magnetization reversal occurs in the (Ga,Mn)As layer of smaller magnetization with the spin-polarized tunneling current of 105 A/cm2.

Create a lesson