Thermally Activated Magnetic Reversal Induced by a Spin-Polarized Current

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Myers, E B ^a   Albert, F J ^a   Sankey, J C ^a   Bonet, E ^a   Buhrman, R A ^a   Ralph, D C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COBALT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; STABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TORQUE;

NANOMAGNETS; SPIN POLARIZED CURRENT; SPIN TRANSFER EFFECT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; THERMALLY ACTIVATED MAGNETIC REVERSAL;

MAGNETS;

EID: 0037021278     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.196801     Document Type: Article

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