research article
Current-driven switching of exchange biased spin-valve giant magnetoresistive nanopillars using a conducting nanoprobe
An array of exchange biased spin-valve giant-magnetoresistance nanopillars was fabricated and the current I dependence of the resistance R was investigated using an electrically conducting atomic-force microscope (AFM) probe contact at room temperature. We observed current induced switching in a MnIr/CoFe/Cu/CoFe/NiFe nanopillar using the AFM probe contact. Current-driven switching using nanoprobe contact is a powerful method for developing nonvolatile and rewritable magnetic memory with high density.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000223720000063
Author(s)
Date Issued
2004
Published in
Volume
96
Issue
6
Start page
3440
End page
3442
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
February 1, 2006
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