Half-metallicity, magnetic moments, and gap states in oxygen-deficient magnetite for spintronic applications

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Arras, R ^a   Calmels, L ^a   Warot Fonrose, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FE-IONS; FIRST PRINCIPLES METHOD; GAP STATE; HALF-METALLIC; HALF-METALLICITY; MINORITY SPIN ELECTRONS; OPTICAL SPECTRA; SPIN MAGNETIC MOMENTS; SPINTRONIC APPLICATIONS; SPINTRONIC DEVICE; STUMBLING BLOCKS;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETITE; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; OXYGEN;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 84856455732     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3678028     Document Type: Article

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