Current-driven spin torque induced by the Rashba effect in a ferromagnetic metal layer
10.1038/nmat2613
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Mihai Miron, I., Gaudin, G., Auffret, S., Rodmacq, B., Schuhl, A., Pizzini, S., Vogel, J., & Gambardella, P. (2010). Current-driven spin torque induced by the Rashba effect in a ferromagnetic metal layer. Nature Materials, 9(3), 230–234.

Authors 8
  1. Ioan Mihai Miron (first)
  2. Gilles Gaudin (additional)
  3. Stéphane Auffret (additional)
  4. Bernard Rodmacq (additional)
  5. Alain Schuhl (additional)
  6. Stefania Pizzini (additional)
  7. Jan Vogel (additional)
  8. Pietro Gambardella (additional)
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