Current-in-plane giant magnetoresistance: The effect of interface roughness and spin-depolarization due to the proximity of a buffer layer

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 2006, Pages L1-

  Breidbach, M ^a   Burgler D E ^a   Grunberg P ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

GMR; Interface roughness; Low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED); Proximity effect; RHEED oscillations; Spin polarization

Indexed keywords

GOLD; IRON COMPOUNDS; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

BUFFER LAYERS; PROXIMITY EFFECT; RHEED OSCILLATIONS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 33748943784     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.04.020     Document Type: Article

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