Exchange biased spin polarizer with an embedded nano-oxide layer for a substantially lower switching current density

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Nguyen, Hoang Yen Thi ^a   Yi, Hyunjung ^a   Joo, Sung Jung ^a   Shin, Kyung Ho ^a   Lee, Kyung Jin ^b   Dieny, Bernard ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; LEAD; MAGNETIZATION; TORQUE CONTROL;

CURRENT SPIN POLARIZATION; EXCHANGE BIASED SPIN POLARIZER; FERROMAGNETIC LEAD; NANO-OXIDE LAYERS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33748275275     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2337532     Document Type: Article

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