Magnetic and structural properties of EuS for magnetic tunnel junction barriers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 11 II, 2004, Pages 7405-7407

  Smits, C J P ^a   Filip, A T ^a   Kohlhepp, J T ^a   Swagten, H J M ^a   Koopmans, B ^a   De Jonge, W J M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SPUTTERING; SUBSTRATES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CURIE TEMPERATURE; SPIN FILTERING; SPIN ORIENTATION; SPINTRONIC DEVICES;

EUROPIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2942666314     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1682931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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