Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuyama-Yoshida and Ńel contributions to the interlayer coupling of MnIr-based spin valves: Influence of deposition rate, roughness and spacer thickness

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Teixeira, J M ^a   Ventura, J ^a   Fermento, R ^a   Araujo J P ^a   Sousa, J B ^a   Cardoso, S ^b   Freitas, P P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

INTERLAYER COUPLING; SPIN VALVES;

MANGANESE ALLOYS;

EID: 42149087170     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2838141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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