Spin-torque diode radio-frequency detector with voltage tuned resonance

Noise properties of a resonance-type spin-torque microwave detector

We analyze performance of a resonance-type spin-torque microwave detector (STMD) in the presence of noise and reveal two distinct regimes of STMD operation. In the first (high-frequency) regime the minimum detectable microwave power Pmin is limited by the low-frequency JohnsonNyquist noise and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of STMD is proportional to the input microwave power PRF. In the secon...

Radio Frequency Muon Spin Resonance User Guide

Torque detected broad band electron spin resonance.

We present a novel technique to measure high frequency electron spin resonance spectra in a broad frequency range (30-1440 GHz) with high sensitivity. We use a quasioptical setup with tunable frequency sources to induce magnetic resonance transitions. These transitions are detected by measuring the change in the magnetic torque signal by means of cantilever torque magnetometry. The setup allows...

Radio Frequency-micro Electromechanical System Switch with High Speed and Low Actuated Voltage

This paper presents a novel RF MEMS (Micro Electromechanical System) fixed-fixed switch for very fast switching. Using the obtained equations, the switching time depends on the stiffness and effective mass of the switch beam so that the switching time will be decreased by higher stiffness (spring constant) and lower effective mass. In new design, the suspension bridge is a three-layer beam so t...

Spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance induced by the spin Hall effect.

We demonstrate that the spin Hall effect in a thin film with strong spin-orbit scattering can excite magnetic precession in an adjacent ferromagnetic film. The flow of alternating current through a Pt/NiFe bilayer generates an oscillating transverse spin current in the Pt, and the resultant transfer of spin angular momentum to the NiFe induces ferromagnetic resonance dynamics. The Oersted field...