Polarized current changes the exchange bias in a current-in-plane spin valve

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 321, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1851-1855

  Tang, XiaoLi ^a   Zhang, Huai Wu ^a   Su, Hua ^a   Jing, Yu Lan ^a   Zhong, Zhi Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Exchange bias; Spin torque; Spin valve

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNET; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MOMENTS; APPLIED FIELDS; BIAS FIELDS; CURRENT CHANGES; CURRENT IN PLANES; CURRENT PULSE; CURRENT-IN-PLANE GEOMETRIES; EXCHANGE BIAS; EXCHANGE-BIAS FIELDS; MICROMAGNETIC; NONMONOTONIC; SPIN TORQUE; SPIN VALVE; SPIN-POLARIZED CURRENTS; STATE DISTRIBUTIONS; TRAINING EFFECTS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 64449086602     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2008.11.100     Document Type: Article

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