AP-pinned spin valve GMR and magnetization

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 9 II, 2000, Pages 5723-5725

  Beach, Robert S ^a   Pinarbasi, Mustafa ^a   Carey, Matthew J ^b  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0012288219     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.372501     Document Type: Article

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