• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 40, Issue 8, 081503 (2019)
Sanghoon Lee1, Sunjae Chung1, Hakjoon Lee1, Xinyu Liu2, M. Dobrowolska2, and J. K. Furdyna2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
  • 2Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/8/081503 Cite this Article
    Sanghoon Lee, Sunjae Chung, Hakjoon Lee, Xinyu Liu, M. Dobrowolska, J. K. Furdyna. Interlayer exchange coupling in (Ga,Mn)As ferromagnetic semiconductor multilayer systems[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2019, 40(8): 081503 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Sanghoon Lee, Sunjae Chung, Hakjoon Lee, Xinyu Liu, M. Dobrowolska, J. K. Furdyna. Interlayer exchange coupling in (Ga,Mn)As ferromagnetic semiconductor multilayer systems[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2019, 40(8): 081503
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