Homogeneous pinhole free 1 nm Al2O3 tunnel barriers on graphene

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Dlubak, B ^a,b   Martin, M B ^a,b   Deranlot, C ^a,b   Bouzehouane, K ^a,b   Fusil, S ^a,b   Mattana, R ^a,b   Petroff, F ^a,b   Anane, A ^a,b   Seneor, P ^a,b   Fert, A ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH QUALITY; RESISTANCE-AREA PRODUCTS; SPIN INJECTION; TUNNEL BARRIER;

DIELECTRIC FILMS; GRAPHENE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84870001754     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4765348     Document Type: Article

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