Title :
Low-field giant magnetoresistance in Co/Cu, CoFe/Cu and CoNiFe/Cu multilayer systems
Author :
Parker, M.R. ; Hossain, S. ; Seale, D. ; Barnard, J.A. ; Tan, M. ; Fujiwara, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alabama Univ., Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
fDate :
3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, methods of increasing the sensitivity of the giant magnetoresistive effect are investigated. These include (111) texturing, topologically reduced coupling and appropriate alloying of Ni, Fe and Co in the magnetic layer
Keywords :
magnetic heads; magnetic thin film devices; magnetoresistance; magnetoresistive devices; (111) texturing; Co-Cu; Co/Cu; CoFe-Cu; CoFe/Cu; CoNiFe-Cu; CoNiFe/Cu; appropriate alloying; giant magnetoresistive effect; low-field giant magnetoresistance; magnetic layer; magnetic recording heads; multilayer systems; sensitivity; topologically reduced coupling; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Couplings; Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic heads; Magnetic materials; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic separation; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Saturation magnetization;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
