Resonant inversion of tunneling magnetoresistance.
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چکیده
Resonant tunneling via localized states in the barrier can invert magnetoresistance in magnetic tunnel junctions. Experiments performed on electrodeposited Ni/NiO/Co nanojunctions of area smaller than 0.01 microm(2) show that both positive and negative values of magnetoresistance are possible. Calculations based on Landauer-Büttiker theory explain this behavior in terms of disorder-driven statistical variations in magnetoresistance with a finite probability of inversion due to resonant tunneling.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 90 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003