Magnetic and magnetoresistance properties of spin valves using epitaxial Fe 3O 4 (110) as the pinning layer

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Matsuda, Hiroshi ^a   Okamura, Soichiro ^a   Shiosaki, Tadashi ^a   Adachi, Hideaki ^b   Sakakima, Hiroshi ^b  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN-PLANE MAGNETIZATION CURVES; PINNING LAYERS; SATURATION FIELDS; SPIN VALVES;

COERCIVE FORCE; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

IRON OXIDES;

EID: 26244459982     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2060929     Document Type: Article

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