Susceptibility of CoFeB/AlOx/Co Magnetic Tunnel Junctions to Low-Frequency Alternating Current
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
d (Å) | Optimal susceptibility No. 1 | Optimal susceptibility No. 2 | Optimal susceptibility No. 3 | Average optimal susceptibility | Optimal resonance frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 1.9861 | 0.9452 | 0.6536 | 1.1950 | 500 Hz |
26 | 2.2841 | 1.1405 | 0.7594 | 1.3947 | 500 Hz |
30 | 2.4905 | 2.2711 | 0.8487 | 1.8700 | 500 Hz |
3. Experimental Section
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, Y.-T.; Chang, Z.-G. Susceptibility of CoFeB/AlOx/Co Magnetic Tunnel Junctions to Low-Frequency Alternating Current. Nanomaterials 2013, 3, 574-582. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3040574
Chen Y-T, Chang Z-G. Susceptibility of CoFeB/AlOx/Co Magnetic Tunnel Junctions to Low-Frequency Alternating Current. Nanomaterials. 2013; 3(4):574-582. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3040574
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Yuan-Tsung, and Zu-Gao Chang. 2013. "Susceptibility of CoFeB/AlOx/Co Magnetic Tunnel Junctions to Low-Frequency Alternating Current" Nanomaterials 3, no. 4: 574-582. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano3040574