Role of oxide barrier in intergranular tunnel junctions: An enhanced magnetoresistance in Si O2 and ZnO coated Fe3 O4 nanoparticle compacts

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Mohan Kant, K ^a   Sethupathi, K ^a   Ramachandra Rao, M S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SILICON COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

INTERGRANULAR TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; OXIDE BARRIERS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 42149088360     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2840902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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