Real-space pseudopotential calculations of spin-dependent electron transport in magnetic molecular junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Kong, Lingzhu ^a   Chelikowsky, James R ^a,b   Neaton, J B ^c   Louie, Steven G ^c,d  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 37349081928     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.235422     Document Type: Article

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