Effect of MgO Underlying Layer on the Growth of GaOx Tunnel Barrier in Epitaxial Fe/GaOx/(MgO)/Fe Magnetic Tunnel Junction Structure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedures
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Narayananellore, S.K.; Doko, N.; Matsuo, N.; Saito, H.; Yuasa, S. Effect of MgO Underlying Layer on the Growth of GaOx Tunnel Barrier in Epitaxial Fe/GaOx/(MgO)/Fe Magnetic Tunnel Junction Structure. Sensors 2017, 17, 2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102424
Narayananellore SK, Doko N, Matsuo N, Saito H, Yuasa S. Effect of MgO Underlying Layer on the Growth of GaOx Tunnel Barrier in Epitaxial Fe/GaOx/(MgO)/Fe Magnetic Tunnel Junction Structure. Sensors. 2017; 17(10):2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102424
Chicago/Turabian StyleNarayananellore, Sai Krishna, Naoki Doko, Norihiro Matsuo, Hidekazu Saito, and Shinji Yuasa. 2017. "Effect of MgO Underlying Layer on the Growth of GaOx Tunnel Barrier in Epitaxial Fe/GaOx/(MgO)/Fe Magnetic Tunnel Junction Structure" Sensors 17, no. 10: 2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102424
APA StyleNarayananellore, S. K., Doko, N., Matsuo, N., Saito, H., & Yuasa, S. (2017). Effect of MgO Underlying Layer on the Growth of GaOx Tunnel Barrier in Epitaxial Fe/GaOx/(MgO)/Fe Magnetic Tunnel Junction Structure. Sensors, 17(10), 2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102424