Ion beam deposition and structural characterization of GMR spin valves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 2369-2374

  Wang, S X ^a,b   Bailey, W E ^a   Surgers C ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ion beam applications; Magnetic recording reading heads; Magnetoresistive materials devices

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MICROSTRUCTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SPIN VALVES;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 0031139380     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.573860     Document Type: Article

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