IMPROVEMENT IN MAGNETORESISTANCE OF VERY THIN PERMALLOY-FILMS BY POSTANNEALING

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作者
FUNAKI, H
OKAMOTO, S
KITAKAMI, O
SHIMADA, Y
机构
[1] Research Institute for Scientific Measurements, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 9B期
关键词
SPUTTER-BEAM METHOD; PERMALLOY; MAGNETORESISTANCE; COERCIVITY; ANISOTROPY FIELD;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.L1304
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We prepared Ni80Fe20 films by the sputter-beam method and investigated their magnetotransport properties. The very thin film of 200 Angstrom exhibited a high magnetoresistance of 3.5% after an appropriate post-annealing treatment. The improvement is due to the decrease of zero-field resistivity resulting from remarkable grain growth in the films. Taking into account diffusive electron scattering at the film surface, the magnetoresistance value is thought to be very close to that of the bulk.
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页码:L1304 / L1306
页数:3
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