Minimum action paths for spin-torque assisted thermally induced magnetization reversal

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Chaves O'Flynn, Gabriel D ^a   Stein, Daniel L ^a,b   Kent, Andrew D ^a   Vanden Eijnden, Eric ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAXIAL ANISOTROPY; DETAILED BALANCE; IN-PLANE MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIZATION COMPONENTS; NANOMAGNETS; NONEQUILIBRIUM TRANSITION; OUT-OF-PLANE; REACTION PATHS; REACTION PATHWAYS; REACTION RATE THEORY; SHAPE ANISOTROPY; SPIN TORQUE; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; THERMALLY INDUCED; TRANSITION STATE;

ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DEVICES; NANOMAGNETICS; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION RATES; SPIN DYNAMICS; TORQUE;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

EID: 79955453446     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3565021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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