Current-induced magnetization switching in pseudo spin-valves

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1569-1576

  Fábián, Andrea ^a   Terrier, Christophe ^a   Guisan, Santiago Serrano ^a   Guittienne, Philippe ^a   Gravier, Laurent ^a   Ansermet, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SWITCHING;

ANTIPARALLEL CONFIGURATIONS; FOKKER-PLANCK ANALYSIS; NANOPOROUS MEMBRANES; PSEUDO SPIN-VALVES; SPIN TRANSFER;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 31144475909     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/5/009     Document Type: Article

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