Towards antiferromagnetic metal spintronics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7036, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Basset, J ^a,b   Sharma, A ^c   Wei, Z ^a   Bass, J ^c   Tsoi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange bias; Giant magnetoresistance; Multilayer; Spin valve; Spin transfer torque

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COERCIVE FORCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPIN DYNAMICS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ANTIFERROMAGNET; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC; APPLIED CURRENTS; COERCIVE FIELDS; ELECTRICAL CURRENTS; ELECTRONIC DEVICES; EXCHANGE BIAS; EXCHANGE BIASES; FERROMAGNET; LAYER THICKNESSES; MAGNETIC STATES; SPIN TRANSFERS; SPIN VALVE; SPIN-TRANSFER TORQUE; SPINTRONICS; TO EFFECTS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 56249141839     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.798220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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