Depinning probability of a magnetic domain wall in nanowires by spin-polarized currents

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Fukami, S ^a   Yamanouchi, M ^a   Ikeda, S ^a   Ohno, H ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; NANOWIRE; NICKEL;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIZATION; POLARIZATION; TIMESCALE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MOTION; POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883075771     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3293     Document Type: Article

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