Chemical states of Co and Fe in a specularly reflective oxide layer in spin valves

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4803-4805

  Hong, Jongill ^a   Lee, Youngjun ^a   Lee, Min Kyu ^b   Song, Ha Jin ^c   Shin, Hyun Joon ^c   Yoo, Yonggoo ^d   Suh, Jeongdae ^d  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANNEALING; CHEMICAL BONDS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; LIGHT REFLECTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOMETERS; OXIDATION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SUBSTRATES; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL STATES; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 0346306322     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1632024     Document Type: Article

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