Improved corrosion resistance of IrMn by Cr and Ru additions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 5198-5200

  Carey, M J ^a   Kellock, A ^a   Baril, L ^a,b   Childress, J R ^a   Le, T ^a   Thompson, T ^a   Gurney, B A ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MAXTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CHROMIUM; CORROSION RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; RUTHENIUM;

CORROSION CURRENT;

IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0346034871     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1526910     Document Type: Article

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