Self-consistent simulation of quantum transport and magnetization dynamics in spin-torque based devices

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Salahuddin, Sayeef ^a   Datta, Supriyo ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISTABLE STATES; FERROMAGNETIC CONTACTS; MAGNETIC SWITCHING; PENTALAYER DEVICES;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NONVOLATILE STORAGE;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33750032562     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2359292     Document Type: Article

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