Spin polarization and barrier-oxidation effects at the Co/alumina interface in magnetic tunnel junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3803-3805

  Telling, N D ^a   Van Der Laan, G ^a   Ladak, S ^b   Hicken, R J ^b  

^a DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALUMINA; MAGNETIZATION; OXIDATION; PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; QUENCHING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; SPIN POLARIZATIONS; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY MAGNETIC CIRCULAR DICHROISM;

COBALT;

EID: 9744235109     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1812383     Document Type: Article

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