Fabrication of Co-M-O (M = Ti, Al and Si) granular thin films with giant magnetoresistance by reactive deposition method

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Takeno, Y [1 ]
Shimada, Y [1 ]
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[1] Tohoku Univ, Inst Multidisciplinary Res Adv Mat, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 2002年 / 41卷 / 3A期
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GMR; log-normal distribution; superparamagnetism; insulating granular system; Co-Ti-O; Co-Al-O; Co-Si-O; reactive deposition; molecular beam;
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10.1143/JJAP.41.1347
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Granular Co-M-O (M = Ti, Al and Si) thin films with giant magnetoresistance (GMR) were successfully prepared by the reactive deposition method using an O-2 beam at a highrate of similar to90 nm/min. From fitting of the magnetization curve assuming a log-normal size distribution, average diameters of Co particles were calculated to be 2-3 nm irrespective of the type of oxide matrix. The MR ratios in a field of 19kOe [MRr(19kOe)] are found to be 3-9% and there was a tendency of MRr (M = Si) < MRr(Al) < MRr(Ti). In particular, MRr(M = Ti, 19 kOe) was found to reach a large value of 9.3%.
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