Current-induced domain-wall motion in [cofe/pt]5 nanowire with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3773-3775

  Kim, Kab Jin ^a   Lee, Jae Chul ^a,b   Cho, Young Jin ^c   Lee, Chang Won ^c   Shin, Kyung Ho ^b   Seo, Sunae ^c   Lee, Kyung Jin ^d   Lee, Hyun Woo ^e   Choe, Sug Bong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Domain wall motion; Index Terms Current induced; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Spin transfer torque; Thermal activation

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; NANOWIRES;

DOMAIN WALL MOTION; INDEX TERMS; PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; THERMAL ACTIVATION;

DOMAIN WALLS;

EID: 70350614899     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2025605     Document Type: Article

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