Magnetization reversal driven by spin-polarized current in exchange-biased nanoscale spin valves

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Finocchio, G ^a   Krivorotov, I N ^b   Torres, L ^c   Buhrman, R A ^d   Ralph, D C ^d   Azzerboni, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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EID: 35848939425     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.174408     Document Type: Article

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