Ab initio calculations of structural and magnetic properties of Fe(0 0 1)/MgO(0 0 1)/Fe(0 0 1) magnetic tunnel junction with interfacial Mg vacancy

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Kim, Chiho ^a   Chung, Yong Chae ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SPIN FLUCTUATIONS; SPIN POLARIZATION; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; TUNNELS; VACANCIES; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

AB-INITIO CALCULATIONS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL; ELECTRODE LAYERS; FE ATOMS; INTERFACE ATOMS; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; STRUCTURAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; THICKNESS REDUCTIONS;

ATOMS;

EID: 63649124996     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/1/015003     Document Type: Article

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