Inverse magnetoresistance in magnetic tunnel junction with an Fe 3O4 electrode

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2691-2693

  Park, Chando ^a   Zhu, Jian Gang ^a   Peng, Yingguo ^a   Laughlin, David E ^a   White, Robert M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Half metal; Magnetic tunnel junction (MTJs); Magnetite; Magnetoresistance ratio

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MAGNETITE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; OXIDATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HALF-METAL; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION (MTJ); MAGNETORESISTANCE RATIO (MR); ROOM TEMPERATURE;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 27744587179     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.855294     Document Type: Article

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