Published April 24, 2008 | Version v1
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Stability of perpendicular anisotropy in NiFe/Au/Co/Au multilayers

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Smoluchowskiego 17, 60-179 Poznan (Poland)

Description

The influence of annealing on a giant magnetoresistance, magnetization reversal, and microstructure of magnetron sputtered spin valve [NiFe/Au/Co/Au]10 multilayers (MLs) consisting of ferromagnetic layers with alternating in-plane (NiFe) and out-of-plane (Co) magnetic anisotropy has been investigated. It is shown that properties of the MLs are relatively stable against annealing up to 263 deg. C and are primarily influenced by mixing at Au/Co interfaces. The MLs with thicker Co layers are more stable

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.12.138

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.12.138;
PII
S0925-8388(07)00037-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
454
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 57-60
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40011584
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; ANNEALING; COBALT; FILMS; GOLD; IRON ALLOYS; LAYERS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETRONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL ALLOYS; SPIN; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON TUBES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; HEAT TREATMENTS; METALS; MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT; MICROWAVE TUBES; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCATTERING; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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