Ballistic electron transport through magnetic domain walls

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 138-141

  Kelly, P J ^b   Schep, K M ^a   Brataas, Arne ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001326962     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.138     Document Type: Article

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