[Co/Ni]N-based synthetic antiferromagnet with perpendicular anisotropy and its application in pseudo spin valves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1327-1330

  He, He ^a   Zhang, Zongzhi ^a   Ma, Bin ^a   Jin, Qingyuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GMR effect; Perpendicular anisotropy; Synthetic antiferromagnet; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DETERIORATION; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DOMAIN FORMATION; GMR EFFECT; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANNEALS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAGNETIZATION ROTATIONS; PERPENDICULAR ANISOTROPY; PSEUDO SPIN VALVES; SYNTHETIC ANTIFERROMAGNETS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 77952834597     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2043503     Document Type: Article

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