Microwave signal generation in single-layer nano-contact spin torque oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4331-4334

  Sani, Sohrab Redjai ^a,b   Dürrenfeld, Philipp ^c   Mohseni, Seyed Majid ^a,b   Chung, Sunjae ^a   Åkerman, Johan ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NanOsc AB Electrum 205   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Single layer; spin torque oscillator; vortex

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE SIGNAL GENERATIONS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; SIGNAL GENERATION; SINGLE LAYER; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN-TORQUE OSCILLATORS; THRESHOLD CURRENTS; VORTEX-ANTIVORTEX PAIRS;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; VORTEX FLOW;

NICKEL ALLOYS;

EID: 84880810559     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2013.2250931     Document Type: Article

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