Numerical investigation of spin-torque using the Heisenberg model

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-433

  Schieback, C ^a   Klaui M ^a   Nowak, U ^b   Rudiger U ^a   Nielaba, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL CALCULATIONS; HEISENBERG MODELS; NON ADIABATIC SPIN TORQUE; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE;

CURRENT DENSITY; DOMAIN WALLS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TORQUE;

MAGNETOELECTRONICS;

EID: 36448954653     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2007-00062-2     Document Type: Article

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