Voltage-input spintronic oscillator based on competing effect for extended oscillation regions

Abstract

The stable precession region in the spintronic oscillator with an in-plane magnetic tunnel junction is very narrow under small external fields, restricting its applications such as for microwave generators. Here, we show that this region can be greatly enlarged by introducing competing effects between different torques. Moreover, we observe large-angle precessions at zero external field, which leads to large output power. We further evaluate the oscillator performance in a voltage-input device, where the circuit area can be minimized and the difficulty in accurate current control can be resolved. The operating voltage window in the proposed device is over 1.23 V, and its frequency can be adjusted from 1.6 to 4.9 GHz. A maximum output power of 0.28 μW is obtained at an energy consumption of 2.2 mW. This study should provide insights into designing voltage-input spintronic oscillators.