Sidewall Oxide Effects on Spin-Torque and Magnetic-Field-Induced Reversal Characteristics of Thin-Film Nanomagnets

O. Ozatay, P. G. Gawtham, K. W. Tan, J. C. Read, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. G. Thomas, G. D. Fuchs, P. M. Braganca, E. M. Ryan, K. V. Thadani, J. Silcox, D. C. Ralph, and R. A. Buhrman “Sidewall Oxide Effects on Spin-Torque and Magnetic-Field-Induced Reversal Characteristics of Thin-Film Nanomagnets,” Nature Materials 10, 1038 (2008).