Spin-wave instabilities in spin-transfer-driven magnetization dynamics

IEEE Magnetics Letters

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bertotti, G ^a   Bonin, R ^b   D'Aquino, M ^c   Serpico, C ^d   Mayergoyz, I D ^e  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

nonlinear magnetization dynamics; parametric instability; Spin electronics; spin waves

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; COUPLED SPINS; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; INSTABILITY CONDITION; LARGER FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; MAGNETIZATION PRECESSION; NONLINEAR MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PARAMETRIC INSTABILITIES; SPIN ELECTRONIC; SPIN TRANSFER; SPIN-POLARIZED; SPIN-POLARIZED CURRENTS; SPIN-WAVE INSTABILITIES; STABILITY DIAGRAM; STABILIZING EFFECTS;

DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; SPIN WAVES; STABILITY;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 78650342498     PISSN: 1949307X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMAG.2010.2051421     Document Type: Article

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