Theory of tunnel magnetoresistance and spin filter effect in magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1228-1233

  Itoh, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNESIA; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; SPIN FILTER EFFECTS; TUNNEL BARRIERS; TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE (TMR);

MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 33947711254     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/5/S03     Document Type: Article

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