Specific resistance, scattering asymmetry, and some thermal instability, of Co/Al, Fe/Al, and Co91Fe9/Al interfaces

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2860-2862

  Theodoropoulou, N ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Halliard, T ^a   Loloee, R ^a   Pratt, W P ^a   Bass, J ^a   Zhang, J ^b   Crimp, M A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Current perpendicular to plane (CPP) magnetoresistance (MR); Interface resistance; Interface scattering asymmetry

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MULTILAYERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CURRENT PERPENDICULAR TO PLANE (CPP); INTERFACE RESISTANCE; SCATTERING ASYMMETRY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 34249102213     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2007.892173     Document Type: Article

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