Theory of tunneling magnetoresistance

Phase Transitions

Volumn 76, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 491-500

  Mathon, J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Real space Kubo formula; Theory of tunneling magnetoresistance; Tight binding bands

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COBALT; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUNNELING; MAGNESIA; POLARIZATION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

REAL-SPACE KUBO FORMULA; SPIN POLARIZATION; THEORY OF TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE; TIGHT-BINDING BANDS; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE (TMR);

MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 33746361774     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141159021000051316     Document Type: Article

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