Interfacial resistance and spin-dependent scattering in the current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistance using Co 2Fe(Al0.5Si0.5) Heusler alloy and Ag

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Nakatani, T M ^a,b   Furubayashi, T ^b   Hono, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CPP-GMR; CURRENT-PERPENDICULAR-TO-PLANE GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; HEUSLER ALLOYS; INTERFACIAL RESISTANCES; INTERFACIAL SCATTERING; INTERFACIAL SPINS; SPACER MATERIALS; SPIN ASYMMETRY; SPIN DEPENDENT SCATTERING;

ALUMINUM; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; IRON ALLOYS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; SCATTERING; SILICON; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 79955394894     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3554206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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