Linear-response conductance and magnetoresistance of ferromagnetic single-electron transistors

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2001, Pages

  Brataas, Arne ^a   Wang, X H ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETISM; SEMICONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0035444232     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.104434     Document Type: Article

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