Multilevel transitions of closely arranged spin valve pillars using spin transfer switching

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 44, Issue 11 PART 1, 2008, Pages 2519-2522

  Funabashi, Nobuhiko ^a   Machida, Kenji ^a   Aoshima, Ken Ichi ^a   Miyamoto, Yasuyoshi ^a   Kawamura, Norikazu ^a   Kuga, Kiyoshi ^a   Shimidzu, Naoki ^a  

^a NHK SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetooptical Kerr effect; Spin transfer switching; Spin valve

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849132528     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.2002520     Document Type: Article

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