Influence of an interface domain wall on spin-valve giant magnetoresistance

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Hauet, T ^a,b   Montaigne, F ^a   Hehn, M ^a   Henry, Y ^c   Mangin, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ANISOTROPIC MAGNETORESISTANCES; APPLIED FIELDS; BI LAYERS; EXCHANGE SPRINGS; INTERFACE DOMAINS; INTERFACIAL DOMAINS; MAGNETOTRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 57349193524     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3041640     Document Type: Article

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