Resonant domain wall depinning induced by oscillating spin-polarized currents in thin ferromagnetic strips

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Martinez, E ^a   Lopez Diaz, L ^b   Alejos, O ^c   Torres, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

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EID: 42449129302     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.144417     Document Type: Article

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