Junction size effect on switching current and thermal stability in CoFeB/MgO perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Sato, H ^a   Yamanouchi, M ^a   Miura, K ^a,b   Ikeda, S ^a   Gan, H D ^a   Mizunuma, K ^a   Koizumi, R ^a   Matsukura, F ^a   Ohno, H ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUNCTION SIZE; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; RECORDING LAYERS; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SWITCHING CURRENTS;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 79961092092     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3617429     Document Type: Article

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