ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Magnetoresistance (MR) behavior in melt-spun ribbons of a Cu80Ni10Fe10 alloy has been studied. The rapid solidified ribbon, when properly heat treated for phase decomposition, exhibits giant magnetoresistance behavior with the MR values of 8.5% at room temperature and 29% at 4.2 K. The observed magnetoresistance in the alloy is attributed to spin-dependent scattering at the two-phase interface and in the ferromagnetic phase. The substantial increase in MR, as the temperature decreases from room temperature to 4.2 K, is most likely caused by the reduction of spin-flip scattering of conducting electrons in the paramagnetic regions as a result of magnetic transformation. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.362254
