Low current density induced spin-transfer torque switching in CoFeB-MgO magnetic tunnel junctions with perpendicular anisotropy

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 40, 2011, Pages

  Meng, H ^a   Sbiaa, R ^a   Lua, S Y H ^a   Wang, C C ^a   Akhtar, M A K ^a   Wong, S K ^a   Luo, P ^a   Carlberg, C J P ^a   Ang, K S A ^a  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SWITCHING CURRENT; DEAD LAYERS; FREE LAYERS; LOW CURRENT DENSITY; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; MAGNETIZATION SWITCHING; MAGNETORESISTIVE; PERPENDICULAR ANISOTROPY; PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; POST ANNEALING; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SWITCHING CURRENT DENSITY; THICKNESS EFFECT;

COBALT COMPOUNDS; CURRENT DENSITY; DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; SWITCHING; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 80053149072     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/40/405001     Document Type: Article

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