Temperature dependence of spin-transfer-induced switching of nanomagnets

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Krivorotov, I N ^a   Emley, N C ^a   Garcia, A G F ^a   Sankey, J C ^a   Kiselev, S I ^a   Ralph, D C ^a   Buhrman, R A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HEATING; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETS; POLARIZATION; SWITCHING;

MAGNETIC TEMPERATURE; SPIN POLARIZED CURRENT; STATIC SWITCHING; THERMAL ACTIVATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 19644400679     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.166603     Document Type: Article

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