Current-driven narrow domain wall depinning in perpendicular spin valves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2618-2620

  Ravelosona, D ^a   Lacour, D ^a   Katine, J A ^a   Terris, B D ^a  

^a SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain wall (DW); Magnetization reversal; Perpendicular anisotropy; Spin transfer

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIZATION;

BLOCH DOMAIN WALL (DW); MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY (PMA); SPIN TRANSFER;

MAGNETIC DOMAINS;

EID: 27744589539     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.855347     Document Type: Article

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