Magneto-optical observation of CPP-GMR device with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy driven by spin transfer switching using transparent top electrode

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1998-2001

  Funabashi, N ^a,b   Aoshima, K ^a   MacHida, K ^a   Kuga, K ^a   Ishibashi, T ^c   Shimidzu, N ^a  

^a NHK SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetooptic Kerr effect; Spatial light modulators; Spin transfer switching

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; COMPOSITE FILMS; GADOLINIUM ALLOYS; IRON ALLOYS; LIGHT MODULATION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; OPTICAL ANISOTROPY; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

FREE LAYERS; KERR ROTATION ANGLE; MAGNETO-OPTIC KERR EFFECT; MAGNETO-OPTICAL; PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; SPIN TRANSFER SWITCHING; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 77952868222     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2042287     Document Type: Article

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