Spin-dependent band structure, Fermi surface, and carrier lifetime of permalloy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 73, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3459-3461

  Petrovykh, D Y ^a   Altmann, K N ^a   Hochst H ^a   Laubscher, M ^a   Maat, S ^a   Mankey, G J ^a   Himpsel, F J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

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EID: 0001464491     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.122796     Document Type: Article

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