Spin-torque switching efficiency in CoFeB-MgO based tunnel junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Sun, J Z ^a   Brown, S L ^a   Chen, W ^b   Delenia, E A ^c   Gaidis, M C ^a   Harms, J ^b   Hu, G ^a   Jiang, Xin ^c   Kilaru, R ^a   Kula, W ^b   Lauer, G ^a   Liu, L Q ^a   Murthy, S ^b   Nowak, J ^a   O'Sullivan, E J ^a   Parkin, S S P ^c   Robertazzi, R P ^a   Rice, P M ^c   Sandhu, G ^b   Topuria, T ^c   Worledge, D C ^a   more..

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

^c IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84884888076     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.104426     Document Type: Article

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