Enhancement of exchange bias in Mn-Ir/Co-Fe based spin valves with an ultrathin Cu underlayer and in situ Mn-Ir surface modification

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 11 II, 2001, Pages 6609-6611

  Yagami, Kojiro ^a,b   Tsunoda, Masakiyo ^a   Takahashi, Migaku ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SONY CORPORATION   (Japan)

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EID: 0035356745     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1357146     Document Type: Article

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