Perpendicular spin torque promotes synchronization of magnetic tunnel junction based spin torque oscillators

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Zhou, Yan ^a   Åkerman, Johan ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SPIN DYNAMICS; SYNCHRONIZATION; TORQUE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC TUNNELING JUNCTIONS; SPIN TORQUES; SPIN-TRANSFER TORQUES;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 63049098851     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3100299     Document Type: Article

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