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Carbon: A Bane for Giant Magnetoresistance Magnetic Multilayers

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Author(s)

D X. Yang, H D. Chopra, B Shashishekar, P J. Chen, William F. Egelhoff Jr.

Abstract

This study reports the highly deleterious role of small amount of carbon on the structure and magnetic properties of giant magnetoresistance NiO-Co-Cu-based spin valves. Controlled incorporation of 1-3 atomic % carbon in the Co/Cu layers, resulting in the formation of pinholes, and associated degradation of structure-sensitive magnetic properties. In addition, carbon promotes the formation of a high density of stacking faults in the Co/Cu layers, with carbon nanoprecipitates forming in the vicinity of the stacking faults. Results have implications for other multilayers and magnetoelectronics devices.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
80
Issue
No. 16
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

carbon giant magnetoresistance, cooper cobalt, stacking faults

Citation

Yang, D. , Chopra, H. , Shashishekar, B. , Chen, P. and Egelhoff Jr., W. (2002), Carbon: A Bane for Giant Magnetoresistance Magnetic Multilayers, Applied Physics Letters (Accessed December 26, 2024)

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Created March 31, 2002, Updated October 12, 2021