Sidewall oxide effects on spin-torque- and magnetic-field-induced reversal characteristics of thin-film nanomagnets

Nature Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 567-573

  Ozatay, O ^a,b   Gowtham, P G ^a   Tan, K W ^a   Read, J C ^a   Mkhoyan, K A ^a   Thomas, M G ^a   Fuchs, G D ^a   Braganca, P M ^a   Ryan, E M ^a   Thadani, K V ^a   Silcox, J ^a   Ralph, D C ^a   Buhrman, R A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DAMPING; DATA HANDLING; DIGITAL STORAGE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MAGNETISM; NANOPARTICLES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

ANTIFERROMAGNETICS; DATA STORAGE DEVICES; EFFECTIVE DAMPING; IN-SITU DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC NANO-PARTICLES; SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATORS; SURFACE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAFAST SWITCHING;

NANOMAGNETICS;

EID: 45849109171     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2204     Document Type: Article

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