Inhomogeneous superconductivity induced in a ferromagnet by proximity effect

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 304-307

  Kontos, T ^a   Aprili, M ^a   Lesueur, J ^a   Grison, X ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; EXTRAPOLATION; FERMI LEVEL; FERROMAGNETISM; HALL EFFECT; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; MAGNETIZATION; OSCILLATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FINITE MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PLANAR TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; PROXIMITY EFFECT; SPIN POLARIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING ORDER PARAMETER;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 14944382090     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.304     Document Type: Article

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