Interlayer exchange coupling dependence of thermal stability parameters in synthetic antiferromagnetic free layers

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 303, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Saito, Y ^a,c   Sugiyama, H ^a,c   Inokuchi, T ^a,c   Inomata, K ^b,c  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interlayer exchange coupling; Magnetic tunnel junctions; Synthetic antiferromagnetic free layers; Thermal stability parameters

Indexed keywords

MAGNETORESISTANCE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

INTERLAYER EXCHANGE COUPLING; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; SYNTHETIC ANTIFERROMAGNETIC FREE LAYERS; THERMAL STABILITY PARAMETERS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM;

EID: 33646509884     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2005.10.227     Document Type: Article

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