Enhancement of switching stability of tunneling magnetoresistance systems with artificial ferrimagnets

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 3886-3889

  You, Chun Yeol ^a   Bader, S D ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING; ARTIFICIAL FERRIMAGNETS; FERROMAGNETIC LAYERS; HARD LAYERS; MAGNETIC LAYERS; MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES; MAGNETIC TUNNELING JUNCTIONS; MAGNETICALLY HARD LAYERS; SOFT LAYERS; STRAY FIELD; SWITCHING CYCLES; SWITCHING STABILITY; TRILAYERS; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE; TWO LAYERS;

FERRIMAGNETISM; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC STORAGE;

SWITCHING;

EID: 18644369104     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1503861     Document Type: Article

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