Title :
Magnetic interactions in giant magnetoresistive Co-Ag heterogeneous films
Author :
Thompson, Sarah M. ; Gregg, John F. ; Dawson, Samantha J. ; Staddon, Christopher R. ; Ounadjela, Kamel ; Hammann, Jacques ; Fermon, Claude
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., York Univ., UK
fDate :
3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The effect of the micromagnetic configuration on the giant magnetoresistance of a metastable cobalt-silver thin film prepared by sputtering is investigated. The difference between the magnetoresistance immediately after cooling in zero field and after field cycling is interpreted by invoking interactions between the active magnetic regions in the sample
Keywords :
cobalt alloys; magnetic thin films; magnetoresistance; silver alloys; sputtered coatings; Co-Ag; Co-Ag heterogeneous films; field cycling; giant magnetoresistance; magnetic interactions; metastable cobalt-silver thin film; micromagnetic configuration; sputtering; zero field cooling; Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic films; Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetic materials; Metastasis; Particle scattering; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Sputtering; Temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
