Spin-transfer torque switching in magnetic tunnel junctions and spin-transfer torque random access memory

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Diao, Zhitao ^a   Li, Zhanjie ^a   Wang, Shengyuang ^a   Ding, Yunfei ^a   Panchula, Alex ^a   Chen, Eugene ^a   Wang, Lien Chang ^a   Huai, Yiming ^a  

^a Grandis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; MAGNETORESISTANCE RATIO; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE SWITCHING;

SWITCHING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34247155811     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/16/165209     Document Type: Article

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