Spin-valves with antiferromagnetic α-Fe2O3 layers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 5 PART 2, 1996, Pages 4618-4620

  Hasegawa, N ^a   Makino, A ^a   Koike, F ^a   Ikarashi, K ^a  

^a ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; COERCIVE FORCE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; FERRITES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EXCHANGE COUPLING; FREE LAYER COERCIVITY; MAGNETIC ANNEALING; MAGNETORESISTIVE RATIO; SPIN VALVES; UNIDIRECTIONAL BIASING;

MAGNETIC HEADS;

EID: 0030247779     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.539097     Document Type: Article

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