Inelastic electron tunneling spectra of MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions with different electrode designs

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Drewello, Volker ^a   Schäfers, Markus ^a   Schebaum, Oliver ^a   Khan, Ayaz Arif ^a   Münchenberger, Jana ^a   Schmalhorst, Jan ^a   Reiss, Günter ^a   Thomas, Andy ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 66849097845     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.174417     Document Type: Article

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