Thermopower, figure of merit and spin-transfer torque induced by the temperature gradient in planar tunnel junctions

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 23, Issue 45, 2011, Pages

  Wilczynski M ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARALLEL CONFIGURATION; CHARGE CURRENT; ELECTRON BANDS; FERROMAGNETIC LAYERS; IN-PLANE; MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION; NONMAGNETICS; ONE-BAND MODELS; PLANAR TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; SPIN SPLITTINGS; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN-POLARIZED; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; TUNNEL BARRIER; VOLTAGE DROP;

BIAS VOLTAGE; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; TORQUE;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 80155190081     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/45/456001     Document Type: Article

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