Adjustable spin torque in magnetic tunnel junctions with two fixed layers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Fuchs, G D ^a   Krivorotov, I N ^a   Braganca, P M ^a   Emley, N C ^a   Garcia, A G F ^a   Ralph, D C ^a   Buhrman, R A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER SPACER LAYER; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITIES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; SPIN TORQUE;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; OXIDATION; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

TORQUE;

EID: 20844457425     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1899764     Document Type: Article

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