Dielectric breakdown and inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy of top and bottom pinned Co-Fe-B/MgO/Co-Fe-B magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Khan, Ayaz Arif ^a   Schmalhorst, J ^a   Thomas, A ^a   Drewello, V ^a   Reiss, G ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL FERRIMAGNET; BOTTOM ELECTRODES; BOTTOM-PINNED JUNCTIONS; BREAK DOWN VOLTAGES; DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWNS; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPIES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; MAGNON EXCITATIONS; NEGATIVE BIAS; POLARITY DEPENDENCES; TIME DEPENDENT DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWNS; VOLTAGE RAMPS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TUNNELING; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; IONIZATION OF GASES; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MOSFET DEVICES; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 65449143199     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3116554     Document Type: Article

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