Enhanced tunnel spin injection into graphene using chemical vapor deposited hexagonal boron nitride

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kamalakar, M Venkata ^a   Dankert, André ^a   Bergsten, Johan ^a   Ive, Tommy ^a   Dash, Saroj P ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84906706985     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep06146     Document Type: Article

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