Detection of pinholes in magnetic tunnel junctions by magnetic coupling

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Pong, Philip W T ^a   Dennis, Cindi L ^a   Castillo, Audie ^a   Chen, Andrew ^a   Egelhoff Jr , William F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIC FILMS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS (MTJ); PINNING STRENGTH;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 42149161072     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2829018     Document Type: Article

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