Growth of giant magnetoresistance spin valves using Pb and Au as surfactants.

Authors :: Egelhoff, W. F.
Chen, P. J.
Powell, C. J.
Stiles, M. D.
McMichael, R. D.
Lin, C.-L.
Sivertsen, J. M.
Judy, J. H.
Takano, K.
Berkowitz, A. E.
Source :: Journal of Applied Physics; 11/1/1996, Vol. 80 Issue 9, p5183, 9p, 1 Chart, 15 Graphs
Publication Year :: 1996
Abstract: Focuses on a study which investigated the use of lead and gold as surfactants in an attempt to achieve smoother and sharper interfaces in giant magnetoresistance spin valve multilayers. Experimental details; Results and discussion; Conclusions.