Spin transfer torques in MnSi at ultralow current densities

Science

Volumn 330, Issue 6011, 2010, Pages 1648-1651

  Jonietz, F ^a   Muhlbauer S ^a   Pfleiderer, C ^a   Neubauer, A ^a   Munzer W ^a   Bauer, A ^a   Adams, T ^a   Georgii, R ^a   Boni P ^a   Duine, R A ^b   Everschor, K ^c   Garst, M ^c   Rosch, A ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE DERIVATIVE; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON;

CURRENT; ELECTRICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNITUDE; MANGANESE; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; SILICON; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TOPOLOGY; TORQUE; VORTEX; VORTICITY;

ARTICLE; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON; ELECTROSPINNING; MAGNET; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCONDUCTOR; VORTEX MOTION;

EID: 78650347184     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1195709     Document Type: Article

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