Current induced noise in CPP spin valves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 2323-2325

  Zhu, Jian Gang ^a   Kim, Nayoung ^a   Zhou, Yuchen ^a   Zheng, Youfeng ^b   Chang, Jeiwei ^b   Ju, Kochen ^b   Zhu, Xiaochun ^a   White, Robert M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Headway Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

1 f noise; Current perpendicular to plane (cpp) spin valve read heads; Spin transfer

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIZATION; SWITCHING;

1/F NOISE; CURRENT PERPENDICULAR-TO-PLANE (CPP) SPIN-VALVE READ HEADS; SPIN TRANSFER; SPIN WAVES;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 4444304433     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.829257     Document Type: Article

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