Spin transfer in magnetic tunnel junctions with hot electrons

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Levy, Peter M ^a,b   Fert, Albert ^a  

^a UNITÉ MIXTE DE PHYSIQUE CNRS THALES   (France)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HOT CARRIERS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; TORQUE;

CHARGE CURRENT; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; SPIN TRANSFER;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 33748329626     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.097205     Document Type: Article

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