Resonant tunnel magnetoresistance in epitaxial metal-semiconductor heterostructures

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Varalda, J ^a   De Oliveira, A J A ^a   Mosca, D H ^b   George, J M ^c   Eddrief, M ^d   Marangolo, M ^d   Etgens, V H ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES NANOSCIENCES DE PARIS   (France)

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EID: 33644966801     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.081302     Document Type: Article

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