INDIRECT EXCHANGE COUPLING THROUGH NONMAGNETIC METAL SPACERS IN CO/X/GD MULTILAYERS (X = CU AND Y)

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TAKANASHI, K
FUJIMORI, H
KUROKAWA, H
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[1] Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980, Katahira
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10.1016/0304-8853(93)90590-X
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T [工业技术];
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We have investigated the magnetic coupling between ferromagnetic layers through nonmagnetic metal (NM) spacers, in Co/X/Gd (X = Cu and Y) multilayers. The effective NM thickness (t(NM)) dependence of the indirect exchange coupling is identical for X = Cu and Y and can be described by the relations t(NM)-n with n = 5 +/- 1.
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