Spin-flip scattering effect on the current-induced spin torque in ferromagnet-insulator-ferromagnet tunnel junctions

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 306, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-254

  Zhu, Zhen Gang ^a   Su, Gang ^a   Jin, Biao ^a   Zheng, Qing Rong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TORQUE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

ANGULAR SHIFT; CROSSING POINT; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; FERROMAGNETS; MOLECULAR FIELDS; SPIN TORQUE; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN-FLIP SCATTERING;

FERROMAGNETISM;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORIENTATION; RADIATION FIELD; SPIN FLIP SCATTERING; TORQUE;

EID: 0037421396     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(02)01597-9     Document Type: Article

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