Models of granular giant magnetoresistance multilayer thin films

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 590-598

  Oti, John O ^a   Russek, Stephen E ^a   Sanders, Steven C ^a   Cross, Ralph W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTILAYERS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INTERLAYER SCATTERING COMPONENT; INTRALAYER SCATTERING COMPONENT; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0030110554     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.486551     Document Type: Article

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