Spin-polarized transport and magnetoresistance in magnetic oxides

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 24-43

  Gupta, A ^a   Sun, J Z ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromium dioxide; Grain boundary; Magnetite; Magnetoresistance; Manganite; Pyrochlore; Spin polarization; Tunnel junction

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MAGNETISM; MAGNETITE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MANGANITES; PEROVSKITE; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; POLARIZATION; SPIN POLARIZATION; TUNNELLING MAGNETORESISTANCE; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; FERMI LEVEL; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

CHROMIUM DIOXIDE; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; ORDERED DOUBLE PEROVSKITES; PEROVSKITE MANGANITES; PYROCHLORES; SPIN POLARIZED TRANSPORT; SPIN-DEPENDENT TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC OXIDES; MANGANITES; PYROCHLORE; SPIN POLARIZATION;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0033204007     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(99)00373-X     Document Type: Article

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