Current-induced magnetization switching and CPP-GMR in 30 nm ϕ scale spin valves fabricated using EB-assisted CVD hard masks

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2676-2678

  Takahashi, Migaku ^a,a   Tsunoda, Masakiyo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD); CPP GMR spin valve; critical current density; current induced magnetization switching (CIMS); electron beam (EB); magnetoresistance (MR); scanning electron microscope (SEM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008038958     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2006.878858     Document Type: Article

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