Magnetization reversal in submicron magnetic wire studied by using giant magnetoresistance effect

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Ono, T
Miyajima, H
Shigeto, K
Shinjo, T
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[1] Keio Univ, Fac Sci & Technol, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223, Japan
[2] Kyoto Univ, Inst Chem Res, Uji 611, Japan
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10.1063/1.120941
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The magnetization reversal phenomenon in a submicron magnetic wire with a trilayer structure consisting of NiFe(200 Angstrom)/Cu(100 Angstrom)/NiFe(50 Angstrom) was investigated by measuring the electric resistance in an external magnetic field. A giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect of about 0.8% was observed when the magnetizations in two NiFe layers are oriented antiparallel. it is demonstrated that magnetization reversal phenomena can be very sensitively investigated by utilizing the GMR effect. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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