Asymmetry in the magnetoresistance ratio in magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 10 I, 2002, Pages 7023-7025

  Davis, A H ^a   MacLaren, J M ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB-INITIO ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS; ASYMMETRIC BARRIERS; BIAS DEPENDENCE; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; FERROMAGNETIC ELECTRODES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; MAGNETORESISTANCE RATIO; SPIN DEPENDENT TUNNELING; THEORETICAL TREATMENTS; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE; TUNNELING STATE;

BAND STRUCTURE; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 0037095192     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1447213     Document Type: Article

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