Artificial antiferromagnetic tunnel junction sensors based on Co/Ru/Co sandwiches

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 8 II A, 1999, Pages 5276-5278

  Tiusan, C ^a   Hehn, M ^a   Ounadjela, K ^a   Henry, Y ^a   Hommet, J ^a   Meny, C ^a   Van Den Berg, H ^b   Baer, L ^b   Kinder, R ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; COBALT; MAGNETORESISTANCE; RUTHENIUM; SENSORS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION SENSORS;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 0032620127     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.369853     Document Type: Article

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