Spin-dependent tunneling in discontinuous metal/insulator multilayers

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-292

  Dieny, B ^a,b   Sankar, S ^a   McCartney, M R ^c   Smith, D J ^c   Bayle Guillemaud, P ^b   Berkowitz, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coulomb blockade; Discontinuous multilayers; Metal insulator multilayers; Spin electronics; Spin polarized tunneling

Indexed keywords

COBALT; INSULATING MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MULTILAYERS; SILICA; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COULOMB BLOCKADE; DISCONTINUOUS MULTILAYERS; MAGNETIC DOMAIN STRUCTURE; SPIN ELECTRONICS; SPIN POLARIZED TUNNELING;

MAGNETIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032474325     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(98)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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