Multilayer Structures with Giant Magnetoresistance

• Authors: F. Stobiecki , T. Stobiecki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The phenomenological description of the giant magnetoresistance effect as well as the discussion of the requirements which must be fulfilled in giant magnetoresistance thin film structures are given in the first part of our review. In the second part the magnetization reversal and giant magnetoresistance effect of antiferromagnetically coupled multilayers, spin valve and pseudo-spin valve thin film structures are explained. For these structures we also discuss the influence of the structure defects such as surface roughness and pinholes on the giant magnetoresistance effect.

Keywords

EN

75.70.Pa; 75.70.-i

Discipline

• 75.70.-i: Magnetic properties of thin films, surfaces, and interfaces(for magnetic properties of nanostructures, see 75.75.-c)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2002
• Volume: 102
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 95-108

Dates

published

2002-07

received

2001-09-23

Contributors

author

F. Stobiecki

• Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smoluchowskiego 17, 60-179 Poznań, Poland

author

T. Stobiecki

• Department of Electronics, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.102.95