Comprehensive Study of the Current-Induced Spin–Orbit Torque Perpendicular Effective Field in Asymmetric Multilayers
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Cui, B.; Zhu, Z.; Wu, C.; Guo, X.; Nie, Z.; Wu, H.; Guo, T.; Chen, P.; Zheng, D.; Yu, T.; et al. Comprehensive Study of the Current-Induced Spin–Orbit Torque Perpendicular Effective Field in Asymmetric Multilayers. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1887. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12111887
Cui B, Zhu Z, Wu C, Guo X, Nie Z, Wu H, Guo T, Chen P, Zheng D, Yu T, et al. Comprehensive Study of the Current-Induced Spin–Orbit Torque Perpendicular Effective Field in Asymmetric Multilayers. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(11):1887. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12111887
Chicago/Turabian StyleCui, Baoshan, Zengtai Zhu, Chuangwen Wu, Xiaobin Guo, Zhuyang Nie, Hao Wu, Tengyu Guo, Peng Chen, Dongfeng Zheng, Tian Yu, and et al. 2022. "Comprehensive Study of the Current-Induced Spin–Orbit Torque Perpendicular Effective Field in Asymmetric Multilayers" Nanomaterials 12, no. 11: 1887. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12111887