CALCULATED MAGNETIC PHASE-DIAGRAMS AND MAGNETORESISTANCE CURVES FOR AN ANTIFERROMAGNETICALLY COUPLED MULTILAYER SYSTEM

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FOLKERTS, W
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[1] Philips Research Laboratories, 5600 JA Eindhoven
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10.1016/0304-8853(91)90091-N
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T [工业技术];
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The total energy of an antiferromagnetically coupled multilayer system is considered as a function of anisotropy symmetry and direction of an applied field. The possible relative orientations of the magnetizations in adjacent layers are expressed in magnetic phase diagrams. From these diagrams the possible magnetoresistance curves in Fe/Cr and similar systems can be derived. Using the diagrams the magnitude of the coupling can be derived easily from experimental magnetoresistance curves.
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