Study of spin-transfer-induced dynamics in spin-valves for current-perpendicular-to-plane magnetoresistive heads

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Deac, Alina ^a,c   Liu, Yue ^b   Redon, Olivier ^a   Petit, Sebastien ^a   Li, Min ^b   Wang, Pokang ^b   Nozières, Jean Pierre ^a   Dieny, Bernard ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b Headway Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CURRENT DENSITY; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLARIZATION;

CURRENT PERPENDICULAR TO PLANE (CPP); SPIN TRANSFER EFFECTS; SPIN VALVE PILLARS; ULTRATHIN CU LAYERS;

MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 34247149874     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/16/165208     Document Type: Article

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