Spin-transfer-induced precessional magnetization reversal

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 3897-3899

  Kent, A D ^a   Ozyilmaz B ^a   Del Barco, E ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOELECTRONIC DEVICES; NANOMAGNETS; SPIN CURRENT; SPIN TRANSFER;

MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MAGNETS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SWITCHING; THIN FILMS; TORQUE; WIRE;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 2942521523     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1739271     Document Type: Article

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