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Electric-field-assisted switching in magnetic tunnel junctions

Wang et al., 2012

Document ID
12951246189988476113
Author
Wang W
Li M
Hageman S
Chien C
Publication year
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Nature materials

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The advent of spin transfer torque effect accommodates site-specific switching of magnetic nanostructures by current alone without magnetic field. However, the critical current density required for usual spin torque switching remains stubbornly high around 106–107 A cm− 2 …
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