Diluted magnetic oxides

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 111-123

  Li, Xiaoli ^a   Qi, Shifei ^a   Jiang, Fengxian ^a   Quan, Zhiyong ^a   Xu, Xiaohong ^a  

^a SHANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

diluted magnetic oxide; magnetism; preparation; transport

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES; COMPUTATIONAL WORK; DILUTED MAGNETIC OXIDE; HETEROGENEOUS STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; PREPARATION; PREPARATION METHOD; TRANSPORT; ZNO;

MAGNETISM; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE;

FERROMAGNETISM;

EID: 84872613776     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-012-4966-4     Document Type: Review

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