Fabrication and characterization of giant magnetoresistive elements with an integrated test coil

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 4513-4521

  Kools, Jacques C S ^a   Ruigrok, Jaap J M ^a   Postma, Bert ^a   Christine De Nooijer, M ^a   Folkerts, Wiep ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barkhausen effect; Magnetoresistive devices; Spin valve; Technology; Transmission line model

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FABRICATION; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; PERFORMANCE; THIN FILMS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0031274966     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.649889     Document Type: Article

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