Origin of the dependence of magnetoresistance on the composition of Co100-x Fex electrodes in magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Yang, J Joshua ^a   Bengtson, A K ^b   Ji, C X ^b   Morgan, D ^b   Chang, Y A ^b  

^a HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRODES; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON SPIN POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 40949126215     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2840128     Document Type: Article

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