Current-Induced Transverse Spin-Wave Instability in a Thin Nanomagnet

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 266021-266024

  Polianski, M L ^a   Brouwer, P W ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC FILTERS; MAGNETIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTILAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TORQUE;

SPIN-WAVE INSTABILITY; THIN NANOMAGNETS;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 4143053917     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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