Electrical spin-injection into silicon from a ferromagnetic metal/tunnel barrier contact
10.1038/nphys673
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Jonker, B. T., Kioseoglou, G., Hanbicki, A. T., Li, C. H., & Thompson, P. E. (2007). Electrical spin-injection into silicon from a ferromagnetic metal/tunnel barrier contact. Nature Physics, 3(8), 542–546.

Authors 5
  1. Berend T. Jonker (first)
  2. George Kioseoglou (additional)
  3. Aubrey T. Hanbicki (additional)
  4. Connie H. Li (additional)
  5. Phillip E. Thompson (additional)
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@article{Jonker_2007, title={Electrical spin-injection into silicon from a ferromagnetic metal/tunnel barrier contact}, volume={3}, ISSN={1745-2481}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nphys673}, DOI={10.1038/nphys673}, number={8}, journal={Nature Physics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Jonker, Berend T. and Kioseoglou, George and Hanbicki, Aubrey T. and Li, Connie H. and Thompson, Phillip E.}, year={2007}, month=jul, pages={542–546} }