Evidence for spin injection in a single metallic nanoparticle: A step towards nanospintronics

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Bernand Mantel, A ^a   Seneor, P ^a   Lidgi, N ^a   Munoz M ^a,b   Cros, V ^a   Fusil, S ^a   Bouzehouane, K ^a   Deranlot, C ^a   Vaures, A ^a   Petroff, F ^a   Fert, A ^a  

^a UNITÉ MIXTE DE PHYSIQUE CNRS THALES   (France)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB BLOCKADE; ELECTRON TUNNELING; INDENTATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SPIN COATING; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

NANOINDENTATION; NANOSPINTRONICS; SINGLE METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; SPIN INJECTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33747118349     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2236293     Document Type: Article

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