Spin-transfer torque generated by a topological insulator

Nature

Volumn 511, Issue 7510, 2014, Pages 449-451

  Mellnik, A R ^a   Lee, J S ^b   Richardella, A ^b   Grab, J L ^a   Mintun, P J ^a   Fischer, M H ^a,c   Vaezi, A ^a   Manchon, A ^d   Kim, E A ^a   Samarth, N ^b   Ralph, D C ^a,e  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^d KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Kavli Institute at Cornell ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH SELENIDE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; FERROMAGNETIC PERMALLOY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84904803142     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature13534     Document Type: Article

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