Large-angle, gigahertz-rate random telegraph witching induced by spin-momentum transfer

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Pufall, M R ^a   Rippard, W H ^a   Kaka, Shehzaad ^a   Russek, S E ^a   Silva, T J ^a   Katine, Jordan ^b   Carey, Matt ^b  

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

^b SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MOTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 42749102909     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.214409     Document Type: Article

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