Structural and magnetic properties of epitaxial L2 1-structured Co 2(Cr,Fe) Al films grown on GaAs(001) substrates

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Hirohata, A ^a,d   Kurebayashi, H ^b   Okamura, S ^b   Kikuchi, M ^b,c   Masaki, T ^b   Nozaki, T ^b   Tezuka, N ^a,b   Inomata, K ^a,b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kojundo Chemical Laboratory Co   (Japan)

^d Japan Science and Technology Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MECHANISM; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS (MTJ); ROOM TEMPERATURE (RT); TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE (TMR);

ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL GROWTH; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THIN FILMS;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 20944442074     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1888050     Document Type: Article

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