The effect of interlayers on magnetoresistance and exchange coupling in magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 114-122

  Hu, J F ^a,b   Ng, V ^a   Wang, J P ^b   Chong, T C ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Exchange coupling; Free electron model; Interlayer; Magnetic multilayers; Tunneling magnetoresistance

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETORESISTANCE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0242335689     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(03)00484-0     Document Type: Article

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