The magnetic stability of spin-dependent tunneling devices

Science

Volumn 281, Issue 5378, 1998, Pages 797-799

  Gider, S ^a,b   Runge, B U ^a   Marley, A C ^a,b   Parkin, S S P ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NICKEL ALLOYS; STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DOMAIN WALL; FIELD CYCLING; MAGNETIC STABILITY; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; NICKEL IRON ALLOY; TUNNELING DEVICE;

MAGNETIC FILM STORAGE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPIN TRAPPING;

EID: 0032493915     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5378.797     Document Type: Article

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