Magnetoresistance of nickel nanocontacts fabricated by different methods

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Wei, H X ^a   Wang, T X ^a   Clifford, E ^b   Langford, R M ^b   Han, X F ^a   Coey, J M D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; ELECTRON BEAMS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MILLING (MACHINING); NANOTECHNOLOGY; NICKEL;

E -BEAM PATTERNED PLANAR CONTACTS; FOCUSED ION-BEAM (FIB) MILLING; NANOIMPRINTING; NICKEL NANOCONTACTS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33646814440     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2167061     Document Type: Article

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