Spin-transfer torque and current-induced vortex superlattices in nanomagnets

Influence of the spin-transfer torque on the vortex state magnetic nanodisk is studied numerically via the Slonczewski-Berger mechanism. The existence of a critical current is determined for the case of same-directed electrical current, its spin polarization, and the polarity of the vortex. The critical current separates two regimes: (i) deformed but static vortex state and (ii) essentially dynamic state under which the spatiotemporal periodic structures can appear. The structure is a stable vortex-antivortex lattice. Symmetry of the lattice depends on the applied current value, and for high currents (close to saturation) only square lattices are observed. General relations for size of the stable lattice are obtained analytically.