• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 43, Issue 11, 112502 (2022)
Xinyu Liu*, Logan Riney*, Josue Guerra*, William Powers*, Jiashu Wang*, Jacek K. Furdyna*, and Badih A. Assaf*
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  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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    Xinyu Liu, Logan Riney, Josue Guerra, William Powers, Jiashu Wang, Jacek K. Furdyna, Badih A. Assaf. Colossal negative magnetoresistance from hopping in insulating ferromagnetic semiconductors[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2022, 43(11): 112502 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Xinyu Liu, Logan Riney, Josue Guerra, William Powers, Jiashu Wang, Jacek K. Furdyna, Badih A. Assaf. Colossal negative magnetoresistance from hopping in insulating ferromagnetic semiconductors[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2022, 43(11): 112502
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