Spin-transfer nano-oscillators

Handbook of Nanophysics: Functional Nanomaterials

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 38-1-38-23

  Russek, Stephen E ^a   Rippard, William H ^a   Cecil, Thomas ^a   Heindl, Ranko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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