Activation Energy of Interdiffiision and Interface Structure for CoFc/Cu Spin-valves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1420-1422

  Saito, A T ^a   Iwasaki, I L ^a   Kamiguchi, Y ^a   Fuke, ^a   Sahashi, M ^a  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Cofe cu spin valve; Interdiffusion; Thermal stability; Vacancy mechanism

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANNEALING; COBALT ALLOYS; COPPER; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IRIDIUM ALLOYS; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NICKEL ALLOYS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTIVE SPIN VALVE HEADS; VACANCY MECHANISMS;

MAGNETIC FILMS;

EID: 0032114672     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.706568     Document Type: Article

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