Nano-oxide-layer insertion and specular effects in spin valves: Experiment and theory

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Wang, L ^a   Qiu, J J ^a   McMahon, W J ^a   Li, K B ^a   Wu, Y H ^a,b  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPIN TRAPPING; THEORY; THICKNESS;

EID: 37649030173     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.214402     Document Type: Article

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