X-ray diffraction study of the optimization of MgO growth conditions for magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  O, Se Young ^a,b   Lee, Chan Gyu ^b   Shapiro, Alexander J ^a   Egelhoff Jr , William F ^a   Vaudin, Mark D ^a   Ruglovsky, Jennifer L ^a   Mallett, Jonathan ^a   Pong, Philip W T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Changwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHAMBER PRESSURE; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNESIA;

EID: 42349107582     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2836405     Document Type: Article

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