Voltage-driven multistability and chaos in magnetic films

Abstract

The control of magnetization dynamics has allowed numerous technological applications. Magnetization dynamics can be excited by, e.g., alternating magnetic fields, charge and spin currents, and a voltage-induced control of interfacial properties. An example of the last mechanism is the voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy effect, which can induce magnetization precessions and switchings with low-power consumption. Time-dependent voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy can induce complex dynamic behaviors for magnetization. This work studies the magnetization dynamics of a single magnetic nano-oscillator forced with a time-dependent voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy. Unexpectedly, the oscillator displays multistable regimes, i.e., distinct initial conditions evolve towards different oscillatory states. When voltage is changed the oscillatory state exhibits period-doubling route to chaos. The chaotic behavior is numerically demonstrated by the determination of the largest Lyapunov exponent.