Exchange-biased magnetic tunnel junctions: Dependence of offset field on junction width

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 3690-3692

  Moon, K S ^a   Fontana Jr , R E ^a   Parkin, S S P ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETOSTATICS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EXCHANGE BIASED MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; HYSTERESIS LOOP; MAGNETIC SWITCHING; OFFSET FIELDS; PINNED FERROMAGNETIC LAYERS;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032606410     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.123222     Document Type: Article

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