Synchronization of spin Hall nano-oscillators to external microwave signals

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Demidov, V E ^a   Ulrichs, H ^a   Gurevich, S V ^a   Demokritov, S O ^a   Tiberkevich, V S ^b   Slavin, A N ^b   Zholud, A ^c   Urazhdin, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SYNCHRONY; THRESHOLD; TORQUE;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATOR; SPIN HALL NANO OSCILLATOR;

EID: 84899618587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4179     Document Type: Article

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