Giant magnetoresistance in granular Fe-SiO2 films

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 241, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 367-376

  Zhao, B ^a   Yan, X ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Giant magnetoresistance; Granular films; Magnetization resistivity; Spin dependent tunneling

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ELECTRON TUNNELING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IRON; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE (GMR); SPIN DEPENDENT TUNNELLING MODELS;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0347874671     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(97)00109-X     Document Type: Article

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