Theoretical study of the conductance of ferromagnetic atomic-sized contacts

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Hafner M ^a,b   Viljas, J K ^a,c   Frustaglia, D ^d   Pauly, F ^a,c   Dreher, M ^e   Nielaba, P ^e   Cuevas, J C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 41449119272     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.104409     Document Type: Article

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