Transmission of electrical signals by spin-wave interconversion in a magnetic insulator

Nature

Volumn 464, Issue 7286, 2010, Pages 262-266

  Kajiwara, Y ^a,b   Harii, K ^a   Takahashi, S ^a,c   Ohe, J ^a,c   Uchida, K ^a   Mizuguchi, M ^a   Umezawa, H ^e   Kawai, H ^e   Ando, K ^a,b   Takanashi, K ^a   Maekawa, S ^a,c   Saitoh, E ^a,b,d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CREST ^*  (Australia)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^e FDK CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLATINUM;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; INSULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLATINUM; SIGNAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONICS; INSULATOR; MAGNET; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIN WAVE;

EID: 77949383647     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature08876     Document Type: Article

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