Specular and diffuse electron scattering at interfaces in metal spin-valve structures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 476-479

  Keavney, David J ^a   Park, Sung Kyun ^a   Falco, Charles M ^a   Slaughter, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Phoenix Corporation Research Laboratories   (United States)

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EID: 0000168901     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.370755     Document Type: Article

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