PREDICTION AND MEASUREMENT OF PERPENDICULAR GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCES OF CO/CU/NI84FE16/CU MULTILAYERS

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作者
YANG, Q [1 ]
HOLODY, P [1 ]
LOLOEE, R [1 ]
HENRY, LL [1 ]
PRATT, WP [1 ]
SCHROEDER, PA [1 ]
BASS, J [1 ]
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV,CTR FUNDAMENTAL MAT RES,E LANSING,MI 48824
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.3226
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We show that a simple two-current model gives good predictions of the low-temperature perpendicular (CPP) specific resistances, ARt (A=sample area, Rt=sample resistance), of sputtered Co/Cu/Py/Cu (Py=Ni84Fe16permalloy) multilayers with neighboring Co and Py layers in well-defined parallel (P) or antiparallel (AP) magnetic states, using only parameters derived without adjustment from prior measurements on Co/Cu and Py/Cu multilayers. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3226 / 3229
页数:4
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