Influence of buffer layer texture on magnetic and electrical properties of IrMn spin valve magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Wisniowski P ^a,b   Stobiecki, T ^a   Kanak, J ^a   Reiss, G ^c   Bruckl H ^d  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INESC   (Portugal)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BIAS VOLTAGE; BUFFER LAYER TEXTURE; COUPLING FIELDS; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 33746191679     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2209180     Document Type: Article

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