Spin-dependent quantum interference within a single magnetic nanostructure

Science

Volumn 327, Issue 5967, 2010, Pages 843-846

  Oka, H ^a   Ignatiev, P A ^a   Wedekind, S ^a   Rodary, G ^a,b   Niebergall, L ^a   Stepanyuk, V S ^a   Sander, D ^a   Kirschner, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SCANNING TUNNELLING MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ELECTRON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 76749130233     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1183224     Document Type: Article

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