Tunneling magnetoresistance from a symmetry filtering effect

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Butler, William H ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex energy band; Delta 1 state; Evanescent state; Interfacial resonance states; Magnetic tunnel junction; Symmetry filter; TMR; Tunneling magnetoresistance

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; EXCAVATION; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; IRON; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; METALLIZING; SPIN DYNAMICS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); TUNNELS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COMPLEX ENERGY BAND; DELTA-1 STATE; EVANESCENT STATE; FERROMAGNETIC ELECTRODES; FILTERING EFFECTS; HARD DRIVES; INTERFACIAL RESONANCE STATES; MAGNETIC MEMORIES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SPIN CHANNELS; SPIN-FILTERING; SPINTRONICS; SYMMETRY FILTER; TMR; TUNNEL BARRIERS; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT; WAVE-FUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 49049100920     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/9/1/014106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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