Magnetic domain wall motion by spin transfer;Déplacement de paroi magnétique par transfert de spin.

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-317

  Grollier, Julie ^a   Chanthbouala, A ^a   Matsumoto, R ^a   Anane, A ^a   Cros, V ^a   Nguyen van Dau, F ^a   Fert, Albert ^a  

^a UNITÉ MIXTE DE PHYSIQUE CNRS THALES   (France)

Author keywords

Domain wall; Magnetism; Spin transfer; Spintronics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956013662     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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