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Title: Heavy metal multilayers for switching of magnetic unit via electrical current without magnetic field, method and applications

Abstract

Provided is an electric-current-controllable magnetic unit, including: a substrate, an electric-current channel disposed on the substrate, the electric-current channel including a composite heavy-metal multilayer comprising at least one heavy-metal; a capping layer disposed over the electric-current channel; and at least one ferromagnetic layer disposed between the electric-current channel and the capping layer.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1422751
Patent Number(s):
9899071
Application Number:
15/411,082
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE G11C - STATIC STORES
DOE Contract Number:  
HR0011-13-3-0002
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2017 Jan 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Ma, Qinli, Li, Yufan, and Chien, Chia-ling. Heavy metal multilayers for switching of magnetic unit via electrical current without magnetic field, method and applications. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Ma, Qinli, Li, Yufan, & Chien, Chia-ling. Heavy metal multilayers for switching of magnetic unit via electrical current without magnetic field, method and applications. United States.
Ma, Qinli, Li, Yufan, and Chien, Chia-ling. Tue . "Heavy metal multilayers for switching of magnetic unit via electrical current without magnetic field, method and applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1422751.
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