Buffer effect on GMR in thin Co/Cu multilayers

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 414, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 42-47

  Bouziane, K ^a   Rawas, A D Al ^a   Maaza, M ^b   Mamor, M ^c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b ITHEMBA LABS   (South Africa)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Buffer effect; Co Cu multilayer structure; Electrical properties; Interfacial roughness; Magnetic materials

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETOSTRICTION; SPUTTERING; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BUFFER EFFECT; CO/CU MULTILAYER STRUCTURE; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE (GMR); INTERFACIAL ROUGHNESS; MAGNETO-TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 33646490982     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2005.07.038     Document Type: Article

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