Spin torque and shot noise in a ferromagnet-antiferromagnet tunnel junction

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Abstract

We study the junction between a ferromagnetic and an antiferromagnetic metal connected by a weak tunneling barrier. When a current is driven through the junction from the ferromagnet, a spin torque acts on the antiferromagnet and shot noise arises in connection with the current. To describe these phenomena theoretically, we derive an effective stochastic Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for the antiferromagnet in the macrospin approximation. In this talk I will discuss the different terms appearing in the equation as well as their microscopic origin.

Authors

  • Georg Schwiete

    The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa

  • Kei Yamamoto

    Johannes Gutenberg Universit\"at Mainz

  • Helen Gomonay

    Johannes Gutenberg Universit\"at Mainz

  • Jairo Sinova

    Johannes Gutenberg Universit\"at Mainz