Tunable giant magnetoresistance with magnetic barriers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Papp, G ^a,b,c   Peeters, F M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON GAS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERROMAGNETISM; HAMILTONIANS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

BALLISTICS TRANSPORT; MAGNETIC BARRIERS; REALISTIC ELECTRON DENSITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 33748340877     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2266301     Document Type: Article

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