ON THE FERROMAGNETIC INTERLAYER COUPLING IN EXCHANGE-BIASED SPIN-VALVE MULTILAYERS

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作者
KOOLS, JCS [1 ]
RIJKS, TGSM [1 ]
DEVEIRMAN, AEM [1 ]
COEHOORN, R [1 ]
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[1] EINDHOVEN UNIV TECHNOL,5600 MD EINDHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1109/20.489816
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The ferromagnetic interlayer coupling in sputter-deposited permalloy/copper/permalloy exchange-biased spin valve multilayers has been measured as a function of the copper thickness. The variation with thickness may, for t(cu) > 1.7 nm, be analyzed in terms of the Neel model for magnetostatic coupling due to correlated interface roughness, using parameters which are consistent with the observed microstructure.
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