Huge nonequilibrium magnetoresistance in hybrid superconducting spin valves

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Giazotto, Francesco ^a   Taddei, Fabio ^a   Fazio, Rosario ^a,b   Beltram, Fabio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

FERROMAGNET-SUPERCONDUCTOR COMBINATIONS; SPIN FILTER; SPINTRONIC APPLICATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING SPIN VALVES;

SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

EID: 33746091326     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2220001     Document Type: Article

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