A theoretical study of an amorphous aluminium oxide layer used as a tunnel barrier in a magnetic tunnel junction

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Volumn 244, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4427-4430

  Noh, E S ^a   Ulloa, S E ^b   Lee, H M ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38049115467     PISSN: 03701972     EISSN: 15213951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssb.200777404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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