Current-induced switching of magnetic domains to a perpendicular configuration

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 22, 2001, Pages

  Waintal, X ^a   Brouwer, P W ^a  

^a Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TORQUE;

EID: 0034902776     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.63.220407     Document Type: Article

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