Evidence of exchange-induced spin polarization in the semiconductor EuS at 300 K

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Muller C ^a   Lippitz, H ^a   Paggel, J J ^a,b   Fumagalli, P ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETISM; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MULTILAYERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MAGNETIC EXCITON; MAGNETIC PROXIMITY; SPIN POLARIZATION; SPIN-INJECTION APPLICATIONS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 33645945882     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2188033     Document Type: Article

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