Quantitative studies of spin-momentum-transfer-induced excitations in Co/Cu multilayer films using point-contact spectroscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1260-1262

  Rippard, W H ^a   Pufall, M R ^a   Silva, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CURRENTS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FILMS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC EXCITATIONS;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 0037463327     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1556168     Document Type: Article

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