Tunneling barrier in nanoparticle junctions of La2/3(Ca,Sr)1/3MnO3: Nonlinear current-voltage characteristics

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 10 1, 2003, Pages 6305-6310

  Niebieskikwiat, D ^a   Sanchez R D ^a   Lamas, D G ^a,c   Caneiro, A ^a   Hueso, L E ^b   Rivas, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas de Las Fuerzas Armadas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CALCIUM; COULOMB BLOCKADE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRON TUNNELING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

TUNNELING BARRIERS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0038285482     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1568156     Document Type: Article

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