Giant magnetoresistance Co/Cu multilayer sensors for use in magnetic field mapping

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 167-171

  Christides, C ^a,b   Stavroyiannis, S ^b   Kallias, G ^b   Nassiopoulou, A G ^c   Niarchos, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; COPPER; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MULTILAYERS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SCANNING; SPUTTERING;

COMPUTER CONTROLLED SCANNING SYSTEM; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; HALL SENSOR; MAGNETIC FIELD MAPPING;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0342626598     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00005-9     Document Type: Article

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