Abstract
Abstract
Magnetic damping of the free layer of CoFeB in the spin valve IrMn/CoFe/Cu/CoFeB with large exchange bias has been characterized by frequency-swept ferromagnetic resonance under a series of fixed magnetic fields. The damping constant shows little difference between the parallel and antiparallel magnetization configurations, consistent with the theoretical prediction. Remarkably, in the intermediate states of the pinned CoFe layer under reversal, the effective damping constant of the CoFeB layer is significantly enhanced from 0.0119 up to 0.0292. This enhancement, exceeding the effect of the pumped spin current appreciably, is mainly due to the inhomogeneous broadening and/or two-magnon scattering caused by the stray field emerging from the domain walls (DW) of the pinned CoFe layer when its magnetization is partially reversed. Meanwhile, a resonance frequency shift is also observed in the presence of DW. Our result confirms the strong influence of the pinned layer DW on the magnetic damping in spin valves, which should be properly excluded while dealing with the nonlocal spin-transport-induced damping in heterostructures.
Funder
National Basic Research Program of China
National Key Research and Development Program of China
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Acoustics and Ultrasonics,Condensed Matter Physics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials