Switching-probability distribution of spin-torque switching in MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Seki, Takayuki ^a   Fukushima, Akio ^a   Kubota, Hitoshi ^a   Yakushiji, Kay ^a   Yuasa, Shinji ^a   Ando, Koji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; MEMORY CELL; RANDOM TRANSITION; SPIN-TORQUE SWITCHING; SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS; SWITCHING PROBABILITY; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

CELLS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SWITCHING; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 80053217788     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3637545     Document Type: Article

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