Spin-polarized current induced magnetization switch: Is the modulus of the magnetic layer conserved? (invited)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 10 I, 2002, Pages 6806-6811

  Wegrowe, J E ^a   Hoffer, X ^a   Guittienne, Ph ^a   Fabian A ^a   Gravier, L ^a   Wade, T ^a   Ansermet, J Ph ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTER-EFFECT; CURRENT INJECTIONS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS; FERROMAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; MAGNETIC LAYERS; MULTI-LAYERED; NI NANOWIRES; NONCONSERVATION; PSEUDO-SPIN VALVES; SPIN TRANSFER; SPIN-POLARIZED CURRENTS;

ELECTRODEPOSITION; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 0037094890     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1455602     Document Type: Article

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