EELS study of interfaces in magnetoresistive LSMO/STO/LSMO tunnel junctions

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-192

  Samet, L ^a,c   Imhoff, D ^a   Maurice, J L ^b   Contour, J P ^b   Gloter, A ^a   Manoubi, T ^c   Fert, A ^b   Colliex, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Lab Collisions Atomiques M   (France)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; IONIC CONDUCTION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN;

CONDUCTING ATOMIC LAYERS; ENERGY DECONVULATION SCHEMES; LSMO/STO/LSMO TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0242648288     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2003-00210-8     Document Type: Article

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