Exchange-biased spin-valves for magnetic storage

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Kools, JCS
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[1] Philips Research Labs., 5656 AA Eindhoven
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10.1109/20.508381
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
An overview is given of the material properties of exchange-biased spin-valves. More specifically, we discuss the microstructure and magnetic properties of these materials as relevant for (future) industrial application in magnetoresistive read heads for rigid disk and tape recording and Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) devices.
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页码:3165 / 3184
页数:20
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