Experimental study of the variation in oscillation characteristics of point-contact-based spin-torque oscillators

IEEE Magnetics Letters

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tamaru, Shingo ^a   Ricketts, David S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

magnetic microwave devices; magnetoresistive devices; oscillator stability; soft magnetic films; Spin electronics

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH ANGLES; BIAS FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GEOMETRICAL SYMMETRIES; INHOMOGENEITIES; MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURAL INHOMOGENEITY; OSCILLATION BEHAVIOR; OSCILLATION CHARACTERISTICS; OSCILLATOR STABILITY; SOFT MAGNETIC FILMS; SPIN ELECTRONIC; SPIN TORQUE;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MICROWAVE DEVICES;

POINT CONTACTS;

EID: 84865356093     PISSN: 1949307X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMAG.2012.2208098     Document Type: Article

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