Using antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic bilayers as detection layers in magnetic tunnel junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4372-4374

  Malinowski, G ^a   Hehn, M ^a   Sajieddine, M ^a   Montaigne, F ^a   Jouguelet, E ^a   Canet, F ^a   Alnot, M ^a   Lacour, D ^a   Schuhl, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIZATION; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EXCHANGE COUPLED BILAYER; MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSORS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0348107225     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1630171     Document Type: Article

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