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Spin-transfer torque MRAM (STT-MRAM): Challenges and prospects

Huai et al., 2008

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Huai Y
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Spin-transfer torque (STT) switching demonstrated in submicron sized magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) has stimulated considerable interest for developments of STT switched magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM). Remarkable progress in STT switching with …
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