Abstract
We investigated the heat contribution by tunneling spin scattering of magnetic tunnel junction in parallel (P) and antiparallel (AP) states using finite element simulation. It showed a maximum temperature increase of 23.2% from P to AP, which is even more significant than the heating asymmetry caused by different current directions. A remarkable enhancement of the temperature gradient was confirmed for contributing to the extra thermal spin-transfer torque to the free layer under a specific current direction. Both the contributions of enhanced temperature and temperature gradient should be the possible reasons for the asymmetry of the critical switching current density from P to AP and AP to P. We also extended the research to a double-barrier structure, clarifying its high performance from the aspect of heat generation. Our demonstration may offer efficient tunneling magnon excitation by using the tunneling spin scattering heat.
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