Injection-Locked Spin Hall-Induced Coupled-Oscillators for Energy Efficient Associative Computing

Fan, Deliang; Maji, Supriyo; Yogendra, Karthik; Sharad, Mrigank; Roy, Kaushik

doi:10.1109/tnano.2015.2471092

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“…11 Besides the generation of microwave signals, SHNOs have also been considered for use as microwave detectors 12 and modulators 13 and even in neuromorphic computing applications. 14 For most of these applications, the SHNO performance needs to be enhanced to offer low threshold currents (low power consumption), high microwave output power, and low linewidth. While it has been shown that the synchronization of two or more SHNOs can be used to improve the power and coherency of the generated microwave signal, [15][16][17] several studies have also focused on enhancing the efficiency of spin current generation by using other heavy metals with higher n SH , such as b-W, [18][19][20] b-Ta, 21 and V. 22 Compared to Pt, these materials typically suffer from excessive heating due to their higher resistivity, which can be problematic when a large number of them are placed together in a small area to operate collectively, increasing the proportion of the current going through the ferromagnetic layer.…”

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Improving the magnetodynamical properties of NiFe/Pt bilayers through Hf dusting

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2018

Applied Physics Letters

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We investigate the effect of hafnium (Hf) dusting on the magnetodynamical properties of NiFe/Pt bilayers using spin-torque-induced ferromagnetic resonance measurements on 6 lm wide microstrips on high-resistive Si substrates. Based on two series of NiFe(t NiFe)/Hf(t Hf)/Pt(5) stacks, we first demonstrate that the zero-current magnetodynamic properties of the devices benefit from Hf dusting: (i) the effective magnetization of the NiFe layer increases by 4%-8% with Hf present and (ii) the damping a decreases linearly with t Hf by up to 40%. The weaker anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR ' 0.3%-0.4%) of the 3 nm NiFe series is largely unaffected by the Hf, while the stronger AMR of the 5 nm NiFe series drops from 0.7% to 0.43% with increasing t Hf. We find that the spin Hall efficiency n SH is independent of the NiFe thickness, remaining unaffected (n SH ¼ 0.115) up to t Hf ¼ 0.4 nm and then decreasing linearly for higher t Hf. The different trends of a and n SH suggest that there is an optimum Hf thickness ('0.4 nm) for which the threshold current for auto-oscillation should have a minimum, while the much lower damping should improve mutual synchronization. Our results also indicate that the spin-orbit torque is entirely damping-like with no field-like torque component. Finally, the internal spin Hall angle of Pt is estimated to be h SH ¼ 0.22 by calculating the transparency of the interface.

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Improving the magnetodynamical properties of NiFe/Pt bilayers through Hf dusting

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Åkerman

2018

Applied Physics Letters

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“…(27b)]. For STNOs in [3], [21], the calculated linewidth using (18) shows a better resemblance to experimental data compared to (19), thus (18) will be employed in the above-threshold region. Lastly, in the near threshold region, the linewidth in (17) approaches zero (when ζ ≈ 1) which is not a realistic behavior.…”

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“…Considering these advantages, three-terminal MTJ-SHNOs could be a promising candidate for next generation hybrid spintronic-CMOS architectures, e.g. in neuromorphic or associative computing [19], [20]. To enable such developments, a comprehensive model able to capture the analog characteristics of three-terminal MTJ-SHNOs is needed.…”

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Compact Macrospin-Based Model of Three-Terminal Spin-Hall Nano Oscillators

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“…STNOs and SHNOs are the building blocks of future spintronic microwave devices for a wide range of applications. Microwave signal generators [9,35,55,83,88], microwave detectors [125], memories [126][127][128], and bioinspired computing [39,[129][130][131] are some examples of such applications, many of which require CMOS compatibility for integration. Power consumption, microwave output power, and signal coherency are some of the other criteria needed to compete with established semiconductor microwave technologies.…”

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Current Modulation of Nanoconstriction Spin-Hall Nano-Oscillators

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This thesis explores the vibrant phenomena of spin Hall nano-oscillators (SHNOs); from wideband oscillation at the GHz range, through propagating spin-wave emission, to mutual synchronization in two-dimensional SHNO arrays, and tries to lay the foundation for a far-reaching SHNO technology, targeting magnonics, microwave signal generation, and neuromorphic computing. After a short introduction to the theoretical background in Chapter 1, in Chapter 2, ways of improving the spin transport properties between NiFe and Pt are explored: an 0.4 nm ultra-thin layer of Hf at the NiFe/Pt interface is found to reduce the threshold current by 20% as a result of the change in spin mixing conductance G Ö eff. Then, W/CoFeB/MgO stacks with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) are used to demonstrate wide frequency tunability and sub-mA threshold currents in CMOS compatible SHNOs. By further increasing the PMA, the auto-oscillation frequency exceeds the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) frequency, turning the SHNO into a propagating spin-wave emitter in which the propagation wave-vector is tunable with applied current and field. Finally, a GHz nano-scale SHNO modulated by an 80 MHz radio-frequency (RF) current is presented. The modulation needs no bulky microwave mixer, promising a compact modulator unit. Chapter 3 introduces two-dimensional SHNO arrays. Robust mutual synchronization is demonstrated in arrays accommodating up to 64 oscillators, achieving record high quality factors of 170,000 at an operating frequency of 10 GHz. Injection of two external microwave signals reproduces the two-dimensional synchronization maps used in neuromorphic vowel recognition. Chapter 4 emphasizes the importance of individual SHNO control in arrays. Gated SHNOs are demonstrated with substantial voltage tuning of the threshold current and the SHNO frequency. Voltage controlled mutual synchronization is also demonstrated. The MgO/AlO x /Si 3 N 4 gate is found to exhibit a memristive behavior governed by ion migration and acts as an embedded memory making each SHNO a complete non-volatile oscillator with integrated weights. The exciting nature of coupled non-volatile oscillator arrays controlled by electric field could lead to a paradigm shift in non-conventional computing. Chapter 5 discusses the implications of the demonstrated SHNO technology and how it may impact future applications.

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Injection-Locked Spin Hall-Induced Coupled-Oscillators for Energy Efficient Associative Computing

Cited by 36 publications

References 42 publications

Improving the magnetodynamical properties of NiFe/Pt bilayers through Hf dusting

Improving the magnetodynamical properties of NiFe/Pt bilayers through Hf dusting

Compact Macrospin-Based Model of Three-Terminal Spin-Hall Nano Oscillators

Current Modulation of Nanoconstriction Spin-Hall Nano-Oscillators

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