Magnetoelectric interfaces and spin transport

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 370, Issue 1977, 2012, Pages 4840-4855

  Burton, J D ^a   Tsymbal, E Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric; Interface; Magnetic; Magnetoelectric; Spin transport; Tunnel junction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; RUTHENIUM; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

COMPLEX OXIDES; ELECTRIC CONTROL; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; FERROELECTRIC OXIDES; MAGNETIC; MAGNETOELECTRIC; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; NOVEL ROUTE; SPIN DEGREES; SPIN DEPENDENT TRANSPORT; SPIN TRANSPORT;

FERROELECTRICITY;

EID: 84866876866     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0205     Document Type: Article

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