Spin-polarized inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy of a molecular magnetic tunnel junction

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Wenyong ^a   Richter, Curt A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INELASTIC SCATTERING; MAGNON EXCITATIONS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONIC DEVICES; SPIN-DEPENDENT TUNNELING;

ELECTRON TUNNELING; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 33749991587     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2360908     Document Type: Article

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