Optimal control of vortex-core polarity by resonant microwave pulses

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-31

  Pigeau, Benjamin ^a   De Loubens, Grégoire ^a   Klein, Olivier ^a   Riegler, Andreas ^b   Lochner, Florian ^b   Schmidt, Georg ^b,c   Molenkamp, Laurens W ^b  

^a SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC CORE STORAGE; MAGNETIC POLARITY; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

BIAS MAGNETIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION; LARGE-AMPLITUDE MOTION; MAGNETIC DISSIPATION; MICROWAVE PULSE DURATION; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; RESONANT MICROWAVE; STATIC MAGNETIZATION;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 78650524773     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1810     Document Type: Article

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