Pulse-width and magnetic-field dependences of current-induced magnetization switching in a (Ga,Mn)As magnetic tunnel junction
- 15 April 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 99 (8) , 08G514
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2170063
Abstract
We have investigated the pulse-width and magnetic-field dependences of current-induced magnetization switching in a magnetic tunnel junction. Critical current to induce magnetization switching shows a linear dependence on pulse width from . The magnetic-field dependence appears to indicate that the observed current-induced magnetization switching proceeds through metastable magnetization structures.
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