• DocumentCode
    1387235
  • Title

    The transition between granular and discontinuous GMR in sputtered Co90Fe10/Ag multilayers

  • Author

    Jarratt, J.D. ; Barnard, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Metall. & Mater. Eng., Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    4698
  • Lastpage
    4700
  • Abstract
    The giant magnetoresistance (GMR), structure, and magnetic properties of DC magnetron sputtered (Co90Fe10 9.2 Å/Ag X Å) multilayer films have been investigated. This CoFe thickness is unique in that a Ag thickness and annealing condition dependent transition is observed between layered granular GMR and “discontinuous” GMR behavior
  • Keywords
    annealing; cobalt alloys; ferromagnetic materials; giant magnetoresistance; iron alloys; magnetic multilayers; silver; sputtered coatings; 9.2 A; Co90Fe10-Ag; annealing condition dependent transition; giant magnetoresistance; magnetic properties; sputtered Co90Fe10/Ag multilayers; structure; Annealing; Coercive force; Displays; Glass; Iron; Magnetic separation; Metastasis; Saturation magnetization; Temperature; X-ray scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.539122
  • Filename
    539122