Abstract
We present magnetoresistance (MR) data of high-vacuum magnetron sputtered NiFe/Cu multilayers (NiFe=NisoFe20) grown on Si(lOO) substrates with a Cu buffer layer and compare these with earlier results on Co/Cu(lOO) multilayers [1]. Measured MR values are directly proportional to the antiferromagnetically coupled fraction in the multilayers. Extrapolating to full antiparallel alignment, we can make a reliable comparison of the MR wrt,h the magnetoresistance model of Levy,
Zhang, and Fert [2,3]. For the NiFe/Cu multilayers the deduced spin-asymmetry parameters are a~iFe/Cu = 5.0 ± 0.4 and a~iFe = 2.1 ± 0.3 for interface and bulk scattering, respectively. Although much smaller than in our Co/Cu multilayers, where afo/Cu = 21 ± 3 and af0 = 2.6 ± 0.3, .it is still the spin dependence of the interface scattering that is the main cause for the large MR values.
Zhang, and Fert [2,3]. For the NiFe/Cu multilayers the deduced spin-asymmetry parameters are a~iFe/Cu = 5.0 ± 0.4 and a~iFe = 2.1 ± 0.3 for interface and bulk scattering, respectively. Although much smaller than in our Co/Cu multilayers, where afo/Cu = 21 ± 3 and af0 = 2.6 ± 0.3, .it is still the spin dependence of the interface scattering that is the main cause for the large MR values.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Magnetic ultrathin films, multilayers and surfaces : symposium held April 17-20, 1995, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. |
| Editors | E.E. Marinero, B. Heinrich, W.F. Egelhoff |
| Place of Publication | Pitsburgh |
| Publisher | Materials Research Society |
| Pages | 341-346 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1-55899-287-1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1995 |
| Event | 1995 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, United States Duration: 18 Apr 1995 → 21 Apr 1995 https://www.mrs.org/spring1995 |
Publication series
| Name | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
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| Volume | 384 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0272-9172 |
Conference
| Conference | 1995 MRS Spring Meeting |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Francisco |
| Period | 18/04/95 → 21/04/95 |
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