Giant magnetoresistance in organic spin-valves

Nature

Volumn 427, Issue 6977, 2004, Pages 821-824

  Xiong, Z H ^a   Wu, Di ^a   Vardeny, Z Valy ^a   Shi, Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLARIZATION;

ELECTROPHONON COUPLING; SPIN POLARIZATION;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

MAGNETIC FIELD; PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON; ELECTRONICS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MATERIALS; MEMORY; PHONON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; ROTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPINTRONICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VALVE;

EID: 1542319096     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02325     Document Type: Article

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