Specular Electron Scattering in Giant Magnetoresistance Spin Valves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 5 PART 2, 1997, Pages 3580-3582

  Egelhoff Jr , W F ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ELECTRON SCATTERING; GOLD; MAGNETORESISTANCE; METALLIC FILMS; MONOLAYERS; SILVER; SPUTTER DEPOSITION;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE (GMR) SPIN VALVES;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0031223858     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.619503     Document Type: Article

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