ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Structural and magnetoresistance results on annealed sputtered (Ni81Fe19, Ni66Fe16Co18)/Ag granular multilayers are presented. Structural evolution has shown that highly (111) textured, discontinuous layered structures can persist on annealing up to 400 °C. The average magnetic particle size is controlled by the annealing temperature and the initial magnetic layer thickness. No giant magnetoresistance was observed in the as-deposited films, while significant MR was found after annealing between 300 °C and 400 °C. Magnetoresistance over 30%, together with a small saturation field, was found at 4.2 K for a starting magnetic thickness of 4 A(ring). Increasing the magnetic layer thickness to 20 A(ring) greatly improves the magnetic thermal stability, and leads to high magnetoresistive sensitivities of up to 0.35%/Oe in a field of 10 Oe at room temperature. The magnetization hysteresis, anisotropy, and magnetic interaction in such a granular multilayer are also discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.358133
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