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A.D.K. thanks G. Wolf for comments on the manuscript and for preparing Fig. 2. He acknowledges support from the National Science Foundation, grant number NSF-DMR-1309,202. D.C.W. thanks J. DeBrosse for comments on the manuscript.
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Kent, A., Worledge, D. A new spin on magnetic memories. Nature Nanotech 10, 187–191 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.24
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