Micromagnetic simulations of magnetoresistive behavior of sub-micrometer spinvalve mram devices

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5 PART 1, 1997, Pages 3298-3300

  Oti, John O ^a   Russek, Stephen E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; METALLIC FILMS; MULTILAYERS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTIVE (GMR) SPIN VALVE DEVICES; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS;

RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

EID: 0031223866     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.617923     Document Type: Article

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