Modulation of propagation characteristics of spin waves induced by perpendicular electric currents

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Xing, X J ^a   Yu, Y P ^a   Li, S W ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE LAYERS; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; SELECTIVE TUNING; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN VALVE; SUPRATHRESHOLD; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

DOPPLER EFFECT; SPIN WAVES;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 70349897204     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3243687     Document Type: Article

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