Spin filtering by ultrathin ferromagnetic films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 74, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 3881-3883

  Upadhyay, Shashi K ^a   Louie, Richard N ^a   Buhrman, R A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; ELECTRONS; ENERGY GAP; METALLIC FILMS; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

SPIN FILTERING; ULTRATHIN FERROMAGNETIC FILMS;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032621997     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.124211     Document Type: Article

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