Tunnel magnetoresistance of a single-molecule junction

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Saffarzadeh, Alireza ^a,b  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS IPM   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; TUNNELS;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CONTACT POINTS; CROSS SECTIONS; ENERGY LEVELS; FERROMAGNETIC ELECTRODES; GREEN'S FUNCTION TECHNIQUES; LANDAUER; MOLECULAR JUNCTIONS; MOLECULE JUNCTIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUMS; SPINTRONIC DEVICES; TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCES;

MOLECULES;

EID: 58149213785     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3050347     Document Type: Article

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