Large exchange coupling in synthetic antiferromagnet with ultrathin seed layer

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2636-2638

  Nagase, Toshihiko ^b   Ikegawa, Sumio ^b   Yoda, Hiroaki ^b   Ishiwata, Nobuyuki ^a   Tahara, Shuichi ^a  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal orientation; exchange coupling; magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ); MRAM; synthetic antiferromagnet (SAF); toggle

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008028629     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2006.878864     Document Type: Article

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