Conductance quantization by the application of magnetic fields in ballistic Ni nanocontacts

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Sekiguchi, K ^a   Saitoh, E ^a   Miyajima, H ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECTS; CONDUCTANCE QUANTIZATION; NANOCONTACTS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

ELASTICITY; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NICKEL; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 21044435221     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1854454     Document Type: Conference Paper

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