ABSTRACT

In the preceding chapters we have seen that the magnetic state of a ferromagnet can a¥ect its electrical transport properties-the relative orientation of the magnetic moments in magnetic multilayers underlies the phenomenon of GMR [1,2]. že inverse e¥ect-STT,

7.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................137 7.2 STT Basic Principles ................................................................................................................137 7.3 STT Devices ..............................................................................................................................141 7.4 Point Contacts ..........................................................................................................................141