New type of magnetic tunnel junction based on spin filtering through a reduced symmetry oxide: FeCo | Mg3B2O6| FeCo

Nano Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 263-267

  Stewart, Derek A ^a  

^a Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex band structure; Kotoite; Magnetic tunnel junction; Mg 3b2o6; Tunneling magnetoresistance

Indexed keywords

B DIFFUSION; COMPLEX BAND STRUCTURES; CUBIC SYMMETRY; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INCIDENT ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC LEADS; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; REGION-BASED; SPIN FILTERING; TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE;

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LEAD OXIDE; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SPIN DYNAMICS; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); WIND TUNNELS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 74849107578     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl9034362     Document Type: Article

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