Precessional switching of submicrometer spin valves

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2958-2960

  Kaka, S ^a   Russek, S E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FIELD; FIELD PULSE; LANDAU-LIFSHITZ; PRECESSIONAL SWITCHING; QUASI-STATIC; SINGLE DOMAINS; SPIN VALVE; SUBMICROMETERS; SUBNANOSECOND;

MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC POLARITY;

SWITCHING;

EID: 79956043958     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1470704     Document Type: Article

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