Tunnel magnetoresistance and magnetic ordering in ion-beam sputtered Co80Fe20/Al2O3 discontinuous multilayers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 4044-4048

  Kakazei, G N ^a,e,f   Pogorelov, Yu G ^a   Lopes, A M L ^a   Sousa, J B ^a   Cardoso, S ^b,g   Freitas, P P ^b,g   Pereira De Azevedo, M M ^a,c   Snoeck, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INESC   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d CEMES CNRS   (France)

^e INSTITUTE OF MAGNETISM   (Ukraine)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

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EID: 0035886321     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1399029     Document Type: Article

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