Performance of Co/Al2O3/NiFe magnetic tunnel junctions prepared by a two-step rf plasma oxidation method

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1160-1162

  Yoon, K S ^a   Park, J H ^a   Choi, J H ^a   Yang, J Y ^a   Lee, C H ^a   Kim, C O ^a   Hong, J P ^a   Kang, T W ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0035920965     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1391407     Document Type: Article

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