Micromagnetic simulations of persistent oscillatory modes excited by spin-polarized current in nanoscale exchange-biased spin valves

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Siracusano, G ^a   Finocchio, G ^a   Krivorotov, I N ^b   Torres, L ^c   Consolo, G ^a   Azzerboni, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICES; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLARIZATION; SPIN POLARIZATION;

EXCHANGE-BIASED SPIN VALVES; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; MULTIMODE BEHAVIORS; NON-STATIONARY BEHAVIORS; NONZERO TEMPERATURE; SPIN POLARIZED CURRENTS; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 65249100878     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3057912     Document Type: Article

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