• DocumentCode
    1508534
  • Title

    Microstructure in sputtered Co90Fe10/Ag GMR multilayers

  • Author

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

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Metall. & Mater. Eng., Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3511
  • Lastpage
    3513
  • Abstract
    The microstructure of Co90Fe10/Ag GMR multilayer films has been investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (XTEM). Columnar grain growth with a (111) fiber texture is observed. A direct correlation is made between superlattice satellite peak signals from selected area electron diffraction (SAD) and XRD
  • Keywords
    X-ray diffraction; cobalt alloys; electron diffraction; giant magnetoresistance; grain boundaries; grain growth; iron alloys; magnetic multilayers; silver; sputtered coatings; transmission electron microscopy; Co90Fe10-Ag; X-ray diffraction; XTEM; columnar grain growth; giant magnetoresistance; microstructure; selected area electron diffraction; sputtered multilayers; superlattice satellite peak signals; Annealing; Giant magnetoresistance; Iron; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetostatics; Microstructure; Nonhomogeneous media; X-ray diffraction; X-ray scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.619481
  • Filename
    619481