Subnanosecond magnetization reversal in magnetic nanopillars by spin angular momentum transfer

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 5358-5360

  Tulapurkar, A A ^a,b   Devolder, T ^c   Yagami, K ^d   Crozat, P ^c   Chappert, C ^c   Fukushima, A ^a,b   Suzuki, Y ^a,b,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; OXIDATION; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MAGNETIC NANOPILLARS; MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (MRAM); SPIN ANGULAR MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SUBNANOSECOND MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 11044231009     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1828222     Document Type: Article

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