The band structure-matched and highly spin-polarized Co2 CrZ/ Cu2 CrAl Heusler alloys interface

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 20, 2009, Pages

  Ko, V ^a   Han, G ^a   Qiu, J ^a   Feng, Y P ^b  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT-PERPENDICULAR-TO-PLANE GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; DEVICE APPLICATION; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; HALF-METALLICITY; HEUSLER ALLOYS; INTERFACE STATE; LATTICE-MATCHED; NONMAGNETICS; SPIN SCATTERING; SPIN-POLARIZED;

ALLOYS; BAND STRUCTURE; COPPER ALLOYS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 70450230608     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3263952     Document Type: Article

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