An approach to fabricate pure metallic Ni-Ni and metallic oxide Ni-NiO-Ni nanocontacts by repeatable microfabrication method

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 21-31

  Wei, H X ^a   Wang, T X ^a   Wang, H ^a   Han, X F ^a   Bari, M A ^b   Coey, J M D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ballistic magnetoresistance; BMR; Microfabrication; Nanocontact

Indexed keywords

MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; METALLIC FILMS; MICROFABRICATION; NICKEL; SILICA; SUBSTRATES;

BALLISTIC MAGNETORESISTANCE; METALLIC NICKEL FILMS; NANOCONTACTS; ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 34047253563     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2007.012315     Document Type: Article

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