Thermal effects on the critical current of spin torque switching in spin valve nanopillars

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Schneider, M L ^a   Pufall, M R ^a   Rippard, W H ^a   Russek, S E ^a   Katine, J A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HITACHI AMERICA LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE MAGNETIC LAYERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPIN TORQUE SWITCHING; SPIN VALVE NANOPILLARS;

CRITICAL CURRENTS; EXTRAPOLATION; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; PROBABILITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847662362     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2709963     Document Type: Article

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