Direct observation of the barrier asymmetry in magnetic tunnel junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 4929-4931

  Koller, P H P ^a   Swagten, H J M ^a   De Jonge, W J M ^a   Boeve, H ^b   Coehoorn, R ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; OXIDATION; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTONS; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

BAND GAP; ELECTRODE EXCITATION; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS (MTJ); TUNNEL BARRIER;

PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 3042731974     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1759778     Document Type: Article

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