Title :
Correlation of Giant Magnetoresistance With Infrared Magnetorefractive Spectra
Author :
Mennicke, Ralph T. ; Matthew, Jim A.D. ; Thompson, Sarah M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., York Univ.
Abstract :
A new method for correlating the far infrared magnetorefractive effect (MRE) and giant magnetoresistance (GMR) is tested on commercially grown CoFe/Cu multilayers. Parameters are determined to demonstrate a simple relationship between prominent features of an MRE spectrum and the size of the electrical magnetoresistance. The results encourage the use of the new approach for sensing GMR in thin films
Keywords :
cobalt alloys; copper; giant magnetoresistance; iron alloys; magnetic multilayers; magnetic thin films; magnetoresistance; CoFe-Cu; electrical magnetoresistance; far infrared magnetorefractive effect; giant magnetoresistance correlation; infrared magnetorefractive spectra; infrared spectroscopy; magnetic films; magnetooptic effects; thin films; Annealing; Dielectrics; Electron optics; Giant magnetoresistance; Infrared spectra; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Testing; Conductivity; giant magnetoresistance; infrared spectroscopy; magnetic films; magnetooptic effects;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.878856
