Generation and detection of phase-coherent current-driven magnons in magnetic multilayers

Nature

Volumn 406, Issue 6791, 2000, Pages 46-48

  Tsol, M ^a   Jansen, A G M ^a   Bass, J ^b   Chlang, W C ^b   Tsol, V ^c   Wyder, P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID STATE;

EID: 0034612581     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35017512     Document Type: Article

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