Effect of grain size on the properties of the CoFe-NiFe/NiMn top spin valve

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 10 3, 2003, Pages 8409-8411

  Vas'ko, V A ^a   Kief, M T ^a  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COBALT ALLOYS; COMPOSITION; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SPIN VALVES;

MAGNETRON SPUTTERING;

EID: 0038655369     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1558098     Document Type: Conference Paper

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