Giant magnetoresistance in evaporated Ni-Fe/Cu and Ni-Fe-Co/Cu multilayers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 9224-9230

  Zeltser, Alexander M ^a   Smith, Neil ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COPPER; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; EVAPORATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MULTILAYERS; NICKEL ALLOYS; TANTALUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC COUPLING; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; FILM THICKNESS;

MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 0030170465     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.362596     Document Type: Article

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