Chiral spin torque arising from proximity-induced magnetization

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ryu, Kwang Su ^a   Yang, See Hun ^a   Thomas, Luc ^a,b   Parkin, Stuart S P ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TDK CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; IRIDIUM; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM;

COBALT; IRIDIUM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIZATION; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; TORQUE;

ACCELERATION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; DYNAMICS; ENGINEERING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MOTION; STRENGTH; TORQUE;

EID: 84901463895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4910     Document Type: Article

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