Magnetoresistance in multilayer fullerene spin valves: A first-principles study

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 24, 2014, Pages

  ÇakIr, Deniz ^a   Otálvaro, Diana M ^b   Brocks, Geert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84916225771     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.90.245404     Document Type: Article

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