In situ and Ex situ Observation of Spin Valves Obtained by Ion-Beam Deposition

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5 PART 2, 1997, Pages 3595-3597

  Guarisco, D ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COERCIVE FORCE; COPPER; DEPOSITION; ETCHING; ION BEAMS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MULTILAYERS; NICKEL ALLOYS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE (GMR); ION BEAM DEPOSITION; NICKEL OXIDE; SPIN VALVE FILMS;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0031220617     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.619508     Document Type: Article

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