Effect of pinholes in magnetic tunnel junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Xi ^a   Victora, R H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS VOLTAGE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

BARRIER ROUGHNESS; PINHOLES;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 36348955510     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2814038     Document Type: Article

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