Energy-efficient spin-transfer torque magnetization reversal in sub-10-nm magnetic tunneling junction point contacts

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Hong, Jeongmin ^a   Liang, Ping ^b   Safonov, Vladimir L ^a,c   Khizroev, Sakhrat ^a,b  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b University of California Riverside   (United States)

^c Mag and Bio Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficient electronics; Reduced spin damping; Spin transfer torque devices

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MAGNETIC DEVICES;

ATOMISTIC SCALE; COPPER SUBSTRATES; DIRECT CONTACT; ENERGY EFFICIENT; MAGNETIC TUNNELING JUNCTIONS; MAGNITUDE REDUCTION; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SWITCHING CURRENT DENSITY;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

COPPER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MAGNETIC TUNNELING JUNCTION; MAGNETISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 84875315505     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1599-0     Document Type: Article

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