Nanoparticle morphology in FeCo-Al 2O 3 granular films with tunneling giant magnetoresistance

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 970-978

  Wang, Changzheng ^a   Zhang, Yiqing ^a   Xiao, Xiaoguahg ^a   Hu, Haiquan ^a   Rong, Yonghua ^b  

^a LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETRON-CONTROLLED SPUTTERING SYSTEM; NANOPARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; THE TUNNELING GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

ALUMINA; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33646421954     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200521268     Document Type: Article

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