Fully controlled precessional switching of a macrospin in a cross-wire geometry

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 10 2, 2003, Pages 6906-6908

  Hiebert, W K ^a   Lagae, L ^a,b   Das, J ^a,b   Bekaert, J ^a,b   Wirix Speetjens, R ^a,b   De Boeck, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIZATION; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE;

PRECESSIONAL SWITCHING;

KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT;

EID: 0038314289     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1543885     Document Type: Conference Paper

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