Current-perpendicular (CPP) magnetoresistance in magnetic metallic multilayers

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 274-289

  Bass, J ^a   Pratt, W P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetoresistance; Metallic multilayers; Spin polarized transport

Indexed keywords

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETISM; MAGNETORESISTANCE; METALS; MULTILAYERS; SPIN POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RELAXATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

METALLIC MULTILAYERS; SALIENT FEATURES; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES; SPIN DEPENDENT SCATTERING; SPIN POLARIZED TRANSPORT; SPIN RELAXATION; SPIN-POLARIZED ELECTRONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; CURRENT PERPENDICULAR MAGNETORESISTANCE; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS;

MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 0033204825     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(99)00316-9     Document Type: Article

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