Noncontact GMR Measurements of Synthetic Spin Valves Using IR Reflection Spectroscopy

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 5 II, 2003, Pages 2830-2832

  Vopsaroiu, M ^a   Matthew, J A D ^a   McNeill, K A ^b   Thompson, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Giant magnetoresistance (GMR); Infrared (IR) reflection spectroscopy; Magnetorefractive effect (MRE); Synthetic spin valves

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT REFRACTION; MAGNETIZATION;

SPIN VALVES;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0141918652     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.815726     Document Type: Article

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