Co72 Fe20 B8: Structure, magnetism, and tunneling spin polarization

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Paluskar, P V ^a   Kohlhepp, J T ^a   Swagten, H J M ^a   Koopmans, B ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; IRON; MAGNETOMETERS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURE; SPIN POLARIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; TUNNELING SPIN POLARIZATION;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 33646741408     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2163328     Document Type: Article

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