• DocumentCode
    1070931
  • Title

    Magnetoresistance in Co-Au granular alloy films

  • Author

    Barnard, J.A. ; Parker, M.R. ; Seale, D. ; Yang, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2711
  • Lastpage
    2713
  • Abstract
    Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) is observed in a series of sputtered Co-Au granular alloy films. X-ray studies indicate that these films are nanocrystalline and exhibit (111) growth texture. The GMR effect is relatively small at room temperatures, but is not close to saturation in a field of 1.25 T. Modeling the field dependence leads to saturation field estimates on the order of 10 T and greater
  • Keywords
    cobalt alloys; ferromagnetic properties of substances; gold alloys; magnetic thin films; magnetoresistance; nanostructured materials; sputtered coatings; Co-Au granular alloy films; field dependence; giant magnetoresistance; nanocrystalline; saturation field; sputtered films; Annealing; Atomic measurements; Giant magnetoresistance; Gold; Inorganic materials; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Sputtering; Temperature; X-ray scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.280935
  • Filename
    280935