Quantitative study of magnetization reversal by spin-polarized current in magnetic multilayer nanopillars

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作者：

Albert, FJ ^{[1
]}

Emley, NC ^{[1
]}

Myers, EB ^{[1
]}

Ralph, DC ^{[1
]}

Buhrman, RA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2002年 / 89卷 / 22期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.226802

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We have studied magnetic switching by spin-polarized currents and also the magnetoresistance in sub-100-nm-diam thin-film Co/Cu/Co nanostructures, with the current flowing perpendicular to the plane of the films. By independently varying the thickness of all three layers and measuring the change of the switching currents, we test the theoretical models for spin-transfer switching. In addition, the changes in the switching current and magnetoresistance as a function of the Cu layer thickness give two independent measurements of the room-temperature spin-diffusion length in Cu.

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