Quantitative Study of Magnetization Reversal by Spin-Polarized Current in Magnetic Multilayer Nanopillars

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 22, 2002, Pages

  Albert, F J ^a   Emley, N C ^a   Myers, E B ^a   Ralph, D C ^a   Buhrman, R A ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

SPIN-POLARIZED CURRENTS;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0037175951     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.226802     Document Type: Article

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