Atomic and electronic structure of (formula presented) magnetic tunnel junctions

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Oleinik, I I ^a   Tsymbal, E Y ^a   Pettifor, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85038299105     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.020401     Document Type: Article

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