Performance of metallic antiferromagnets for use in spin-valve read sensors

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 794-799

  Lederman, M ^a  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiferromagnets; Exchange; Spin valve

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000326336     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.750647     Document Type: Article

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