Magnetization switching in 70-nm-wide pseudo-spin-valve nanoelements

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1132-1136

  Zhu, Xiaobin ^a   Grutter P ^a   Hao, Y ^b   Castano F J ^b   Haratani, S ^b   Ross, C A ^b   Vogeli B ^c   Smith, H I ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; REMANENCE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

PSEUDO-SPIN-VALUE (PSV) NANOELEMENTS;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0037439467     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1531229     Document Type: Article

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