Anomalous properties of spin valves at elevated temperatures

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5 PART 2, 1997, Pages 3589-3591

  McMichael, R D ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COERCIVE FORCE; COPPER; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

NEEL TEMPERATURE; NICKEL OXIDE; SPIN VALVES;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0031223857     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.619506     Document Type: Article

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