ANISOTROPIC DIFFERENTIAL MAGNETORESISTANCE OF CU/CO(100) MULTILAYERS

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作者
GIRON, F [1 ]
BOHER, P [1 ]
HOUDY, P [1 ]
PIERRE, F [1 ]
BEAUVILLAIN, P [1 ]
CHAPPERT, C [1 ]
LEDANG, K [1 ]
VEILLET, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PARIS 11,INST ELECTR FONDAMENTALE,CNRS,URA 022,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1063/1.352077
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We report on structural and magnetic properties of diode rf-sputtered fcc Cu/Co(100) multilayers. All the samples exhibit a pseudo-epitaxial structure with interface roughness of the order of 6 angstrom. As the Cu layer thickness is varied, we observe oscillations of magnetoresistance corresponding to oscillations of the interlayer coupling. The maximum of magnetoresistance is found for t(Cu)=18.5 angstrom (up to DELTAR/R almost-equal-to 6%). We furthermore measure a very high differential magnetoresistance (DELTAR/RDELTAH=1.4 kOe-1). A combination of antiferromagnetic coupling and quadratic in-plane anisotropy is responsible for this large value of magnetoresistivity.
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