Self-consistent transport-magnetic simulation and benchmarking of hybrid spin-torque driven Magnetic Tunnel Junctions (MTJs)

Biennial University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mojumder, Niladri N ^a   Augustine, Charles ^a   Roy, Kaushik ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

NEGF; Spin torque transfer; STT MRAM; Tunneling Magneto Resistance (TMR)

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SWITCHING CURRENT; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; LANDAU-LIFSHITZ-GILBERT EQUATIONS; LAYER CONFIGURATION; MAGNETIC SIMULATION; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; MAGNETIZATION SWITCHING; NEGF; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION; SPIN TORQUE; SPIN-TORQUE EFFECT; STT-MRAM; SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORT SIMULATION; TRILAYER STRUCTURE; TUNNELING MAGNETO-RESISTANCE (TMR);

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETOS; SWITCHING; TORQUE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955734240     PISSN: 07496877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/UGIM.2010.5508921     Document Type: Conference Paper

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