On the influence of bandstructure on transport properties of magnetic tunnel junctions with Co2Mn1-xFexSi single and multilayer electrode

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Schmalhorst, J ^a   Ebke, D ^a   Weddemann, A ^a   Hutten A ^a   Thomas, A ^a   Reiss, G ^a   Turchanin, A ^a   Golzhauser A ^a   Balke, B ^b   Felser, C ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; TUNNELS; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

HEUSLER ALLOYS; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 50849111416     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2973664     Document Type: Article

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