Abstract
NiO/Co/Cu/Co/Cu spin valves with a doped nano-nitride layer (NNL) at different interfaces have been investigated. The positions of the NNL have a significant influence on magnetoresistance (MR). When the NNL is doped at the top interface with the resulting structure of NiO/Co/Cu/Co/NNL/Cu, the MR is higher than that of the non-doped structure, while MR becomes relatively small when the NNL is doped at the bottom interface between NiO and Co. A detailed analysis is given. This study might be considered as useful for furthering understanding of how to tailor MR with NNLs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 956-962 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science |
| Volume | 203 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |