Frequency modulation of a nano-oxide layer-based spin-torque oscillator with FeCo nanocontacts

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3380-3382

  Al Mahdawi, Muftah ^a   Doi, Masaaki ^a   Hashimoto, Susumu ^b   Fuke, Hiromi N ^b   Iwasaki, Hitoshi ^b   Sahashi, Masashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ferromagnetic nanocontact (NC); frequency modulation; magnetoresistance (MR); spin torque oscillator; spin transfer torque (STT)

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; DOMAIN WALLS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; IRON ALLOYS; TORQUE;

INTERNAL DYNAMICS; MAGNETORESISTIVE; NANO CONTACTS; NANO-OXIDE LAYER; NATURAL OSCILLATION; NON-LINEAR FREQUENCY MODULATIONS; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATORS;

FREQUENCY MODULATION;

EID: 80053466584     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2011.2159104     Document Type: Article

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