Magnetoresistance in Cu-Co granular films and Co/Cu/Co sandwiches

H. Wang*, Q. Y. Jin, C. Chu, Y. H. Shen, H. F. Chen, F. M. Li, Q. S. Bie, M. Lu, H. R. Zhai

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Abstract

Cu1-xCox granular films with x=19, 27,43 and 45 achieved by sputtering with different argon gas pressure are studied by the magnetic and magnetoresistance measurement. With the increase of the sputter argon gas pressure P, the remanence and coercive force increases, but the MR ratio has a maximum value around P=1.5 Pa, confirming that a proper size of Co grains and a suitable concentration are required for the large MR. And for Co/Cu/Co sandwiches, we found there was an MR ration oscillation as Cu layer thickness was varied.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)440-443
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume3175
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications - Shanghai, China
Duration: 15 Apr 199715 Apr 1997

Keywords

  • Coercive force
  • Giant magnetoresistance
  • Remanence

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