Perpendicular giant magnetoresistances of Ag/Co multilayers

W. P. Pratt; Shang‐Fan Lee; J. M. Slaughter; R. Loloee; P. A. Schroeder; J. Bass

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.66.3060

Abstract

We present measurements at 4.2 K of the magnetoresistance (MR) measured with the current perpendicular to the layer planes (CPP) of equal and unequal thickness Ag/Co magnetic multilayers that display giant MR measured with the current in the layer planes (CIP). For Ag layer thicknesses from 2 to 60 nm, and Co thicknesses from 6 to 15 nm, the CPP MR extends up to nearly 50% and ranges from 3 times to more than 10 times as large as the CIP MR for the same samples.

Keywords

Giant magnetoresistancePerpendicularMaterials scienceLayer (electronics)Condensed matter physicsMagnetoresistanceCurrent (fluid)Nuclear magnetic resonanceMagnetic fieldPhysicsComposite materialGeometry

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Michigan State University US

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 66
Issue: 23
Pages: 3060-3063
Citations: 624
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                                    W. P. Pratt, 
                                
                                    Shang‐Fan Lee, 
                                
                                    J. M. Slaughter
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            Perpendicular giant magnetoresistances of Ag/Co multilayers. 
                            Physical Review Letters
                            , 66
                            (23)
                            , 3060-3063.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.66.3060
                        

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.66.3060