Microwave assisted magnetic recording utilizing perpendicular spin torque oscillator with switchable perpendicular electrodes

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 46, Issue 3 PART 1, 2010, Pages 751-757

  Zhu, Jian Gang ^a   Wang, Yiming ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic recording; MAMR; PSTO; Spin transfer torque; STT; STT oscillator

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETISM; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EFFECTIVE WRITE FIELD GRADIENTS; MAMR; MICROMAGNETIC MODELING; MICROWAVE ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDINGS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDINGS (MAMR); PSTO; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATORS;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

EID: 77952845647     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2036588     Document Type: Article

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