Spin-polarized tunneling through potential barriers at ferromagnetic metal/semiconductor Schottky contacts

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Smith, D L ^a   Ruden, P P ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 51749083763     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.125202     Document Type: Article

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