Giant magnetoresistance and tunnel magnetoresistance effects in FeCoGd-based spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Bai, X J ^a   Du, J ^a   Zhang, J ^a   You, B ^a   Sun, L ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Wu, X S ^a   Tang, S L ^a   Hu, A ^a   Hu, H N ^b   Zhou, S M ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETIC DEVICES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; TRANSITION METALS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECTS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 42149188916     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2830019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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