Spin-polarized transport and dynamics in magnetic tunneling structures

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3434-3440

  Cao, R ^a   Moriyama, T ^a   Wang, W G ^a   Fan, X ^a   Kolodzey, J ^a   Chen, S H ^a,b   Chang, C R ^b   Tserkovnyak, Y ^c   Nikolic, B K ^a   Xiao, J Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ); Spin dynamics; Transport

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIA; MAGNETISM; OXIDE MINERALS; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPIN POLARIZATION; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL DETECTION; FERROMAGNETIC MULTILAYERS; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; MAGNETIC TUNNELING JUNCTIONS; SPIN POLARIZED TRANSPORT; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TRANSPORT;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 70350611255     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2024126     Document Type: Article

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