Effect of quantum confinement on spin transport and magnetization dynamics in dual barrier spin transfer torque magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Mojumder, Niladri Narayan ^a   Augustine, Charles ^a   Nikonov, Dmitri E ^b   Roy, Kaushik ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; ENERGY RANGES; FERROMAGNETIC LAYER THICKNESS; FREE LAYERS; IN-PLANE; LANDAU-LIFSHITZ-GILBERT; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; MAGNETIZATION SWITCHING; NONEQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S-FUNCTION EQUATIONS; NONMONOTONIC; OPERATIONAL VOLTAGE; OUT-OF-PLANE; QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; QUANTUM-WELL STATE; RESONANCE CONDITION; RESONANT CONDITION; RESONANT PEAKS; SPIN TORQUE; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN TRANSPORT; SPIN-TORQUE EFFECT; SPIN-TORQUE EFFICIENCY; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; SWITCHING VOLTAGES; TRANSPORT SIMULATION; TRILAYER STRUCTURE; TRILAYERS; TUNNELING BARRIER; TUNNELING BARRIER HEIGHTS; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SPIN DYNAMICS; TORQUE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 78650285376     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3503882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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