MAGNETORESISTANCE AND INTERLAYER EXCHANGE COUPLING BETWEEN MAGNETIC LAYERS IN FE-MN/NI-FE-CO/CU/NI-FE-CO MULTILAYERS

被引:16
作者
HOSHINO, K [1 ]
NOGUCHI, S [1 ]
NAKATANI, R [1 ]
HOSHIYA, H [1 ]
SUGITA, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] HITACHI MET LTD,MAGNET & ELECTR MAT RES LAB,SAITAMA 360,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 3A期
关键词
GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INTERLAYER EXCHANGE COUPLING; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC LAYER; SPIN-DEPENDENT SCATTERING; EXCHANGE-BIAS FIELD;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.1327
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Magnetoresistance effects and interlayer exchange coupling between magnetic layers, have been investigated in [Hf/Fe-Mn/Ni-Fe-Co/Cu/Ni-Fe-Co/Hf] multilayers by varying the thicknesses of the Ni-Fe-Co, Fe-Mn, and Cu layers. When the Fe-Mn layer is thicker than 5.0 nm, it applies a strong exchange-bias field to the neighboring Ni-Fe-Co layer. The multilayers show high magnetoresistance ratios at Cu-layer thicknesses between 2.0 and 3.0 nm, because the interlayer exchange coupling is weak. The interlayer exchange coupling between the two Ni-Fe-Co layers is always ferromagnetic at Cu-layer thicknesses between 0.5 and 5.0 nm.
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页码:1327 / 1333
页数:7
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