Spin-torque transfer in batch-fabricated spin-valve magnetic nanojunctions „invited..
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A two terminal spin-injection device is fabricated using a nanostencil process with a Co–Cu–Co stack. The stack can be deposited both by sputtering and by electron-beam evaporation. A better edge definition is observed in evaporation-deposited films under cross section transmission electron microscopy. Both methods succeeded in producing junctions with sub-100 nm lateral dimensions and show spin-injection-induced magnetic switching. © 2003 American Institute of Physics. @DOI: 10.1063/1.1538170#
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