Micromagnetic simulations of a dual-injector spin transfer torque operated spin logic

The application of spin transfer torque switching for the realization of the logic input in a reconfigurable spin logic based on two magnetic tunnel junctions is discussed. Two electrodes with orthogonal fixed magnetization directions are used to replace the magnetic fields generated by a current though leads close to the magnetic tunnel junctions which have been used so far. Initial results of micromagnetic simulations suggest the feasibility of this approach.

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