Spin transfer effect in spin-valve pillars for current-perpendicular-to-plane magnetoresistive heads (invited)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 11 II, 2004, Pages 7423-7428

  Lee, K J ^a,d   Liu, Y ^b   Deac, A ^c   Li, M ^b   Chang, J W ^b   Liao, S ^b   Ju, K ^b   Redon, O ^a,c   Nozieres J P ^a   Dieny, B ^a  

^a UMR 8191   (France)

^b Headway Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c CEA LETI   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT IN PLANE (CIP) MAGNETORESISTANCE RATIOS; MAGNETORESISTIVE HEADS; SPIN TRANSFER;

COERCIVE FORCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOSSES; LAMINATES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SCATTERING; SWITCHING;

MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 2942631455     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1682872     Document Type: Conference Paper

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