Fabrication of magnetic tunneling junctions with NaCl barriers

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 10 A, 2007, Pages 6618-6620

  Nakazumi, Makoto ^a   Yoshioka, Daichi ^a   Yanagihara, Hideto ^a   Kita, Eiji ^a   Koyano, Tamotsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkali halide; Epitaxial growth; Magnetic tunnel junction; NaCl; Tunnel magneto resistance; Tunneling barrier

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUNNELING; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALKALI HALIDES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; TUNNEL MAGNETO-RESISTANCE; TUNNELING BARRIER;

ENERGY BARRIERS;

EID: 35348912449     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.6618     Document Type: Article

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