Kaka, S.
and Russek, S.
(2000),
Switching in Spin-Valve Devices in Response to Subnanosecond Longitudinal Field Pulses, Journal of Applied Physics
(Accessed April 25, 2024)
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Switching in Spin-Valve Devices in Response to Subnanosecond Longitudinal Field Pulses
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Abstract
We have fabricated spin-valve devices in a high-speed test structure that allows subnanosecond pulsed field excitation and high-bandwidth observation of the magnetoresistance response. The switching response varies for low-amplitude field pulses and approaches a consistent fast switch of less than 1 ns for field pulses of higher amplitude. For several pulse widths and amplitudes, the device switches into metastable states. The threshold amplitude fo the write-pulse was measured as a function of pulse duration for pulses as small as 250 ps in duration.Citation
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
87
Issue
9
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
GMR, MRAM, spin-valve, switching
Citation
Created April 30, 2000, Updated October 12, 2021