A new simple method for point contact Andreev reflection (PCAR) using a self-aligned atomic filament in transition-metal oxides-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A new simple method for point contact Andreev reflection (PCAR) using a self-aligned atomic filament in transition-metal oxides

Published:2015 Issue:18 Volume:7 Page:8531-8535
ISSN:2040-3364
Container-title:Nanoscale
language:en
Short-container-title:Nanoscale

Author:

Hwang Inrok¹²³,Lee Keundong⁴⁵⁶⁷,Jin Hyunwoo¹²³,Choi Sunhwa⁸⁶⁷,Jung Eunok⁸⁶⁷,Park Bae Ho⁴⁵⁶⁷,Lee Suyoun¹²³

Affiliation:

1. Electronic Materials Research Center

2. Korea Institute of Science and Technology

3. Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea

4. Division of Quantum Phases & Devices

5. Department of Physics

6. Konkuk University

7. Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea

8. Department of Mathematics

Abstract

Point contact Andreev reflection (PCAR) has become a standard method for measuring the spin polarization (P) of spintronic materials, but it is still challenging to achieve a clean point contact between a superconductor (SC) and a metal (N) for implementing PCAR.

Funder

Korea Institute of Science and Technology

National Research Foundation of Korea

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2015/NR/C4NR07262F

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