Analytical investigation of spin-transfer dynamics using a perpendicular-to-plane polarizer

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Lee, K J ^a,c   Redon, O ^a   Dieny, B ^b  

^a CEA LETI   (France)

^b UMR 8191   (France)

^c Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DAMPING; FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIZATION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GYROMAGNETIC RATIO; MICROWAVE SOURCES; SPIN-TRANSFER DYNAMICS; SPIN-TRANSFER TORQUE (STT);

POLARIZATION;

EID: 19744383264     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1852081     Document Type: Article

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