Effect of Ir-Mn composition on exchange bias and thermal stability of spin valves with nano-oxide layers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Liu, Y F ^a   Cai, J W ^a   Lai, W Y ^a   Yu, G H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; OXIDE FILMS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BLOCKING TEMPERATURE; EXCHANGE BIAS; PINNING SYSTEM; THERMAL ENDURANCE;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 43949103429     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2917396     Document Type: Article

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