Spin-torque switching with the giant spin hall effect of tantalum

Science

Volumn 336, Issue 6081, 2012, Pages 555-558

  Liu, Luqiao ^a   Pai, Chi Feng ^a   Li, Y ^a   Tseng, H W ^a   Ralph, D C ^a,b   Buhrman, R A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; TANTALUM;

DESIGN METHOD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TANTALUM; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TORQUE;

ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; MAGNETISM; MOTION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPIN HALL EFFECT; TORQUE;

EID: 84860436207     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1218197     Document Type: Article

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