The influence of nano-oxide layer on magnetostriction of sensing layer in bottom spin valves

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Qiu, J J ^a   Han, G C ^a   Li, K B ^a   Liu, Z Y ^a   Zong, B Y ^a   Wu, Y H ^a,b  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; MAGNETOSTRICTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SPUTTERING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS;

FREE LAYERS (FL); NANO-OXIDE LAYERS (NOL); SPIN VALVES (SV); ULTRATHIN SPUTTERED POLYCRYSTALLINES;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 33646863056     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2194117     Document Type: Article

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