Pinholes in thin low resistance MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions probed by temperature dependent transport measurements

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Ventura, J ^a   Teixeira, J M ^a   Araujo, J P ^a   Sousa, J B ^a   Wisniowski, P ^b   Freitas, P P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANTIPARALLEL STATE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THIN LOW RESISTANCE;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 42149184679     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2837622     Document Type: Article

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