Improved magnetoresistance through spacer thickness optimization in tilted pseudo spin valves based on L10 (111)-oriented FePtCu fixed layers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Zha, C L ^a   Fang, Y Y ^a   Nogus J ^b   Åkerman, Johan ^a,c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EXCHANGE COUPLING; IRON ALLOYS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; PLATINUM ALLOYS; TERNARY ALLOYS;

CURRENT SHUNTING; FIXED LAYERS; INTERLAYER EXCHANGE COUPLING; PSEUDO SPIN VALVES; SPACER THICKNESS;

COPPER ALLOYS;

EID: 70349330340     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3211964     Document Type: Article

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