Theory of current-driven magnetization dynamics in inhomogeneous ferromagnets

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 320, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1282-1292

  Tserkovnyak, Yaroslav ^a   Brataas, Arne ^b   Bauer, Gerrit E W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ferromagnetism; Magnetic domain walls; Magnetic instabilities; Spin transfer; Spin waves; Spin polarized transport

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; SPIN POLARIZATION; SPIN WAVES;

MAGNETIC DOMAIN WALLS; MAGNETIC INSTABILITIES; SPIN TRANSFER; SPIN-POLARIZED TRANSPORT;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 39949085605     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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