Giant magnetoresistance of current-perpendicular exchange-biased spin-valves of Co/Cu

A. C. Reilly*, W. C. Chiang, W. Park, Shih-ying Hsu, R. Loloee, S. Steenwyk, W. P. Pratt, J. Bass

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Abstract

We present the first measurements of the specific resistance change, AΔR, with increasing Co layer thickness, tCo of current-perpendicular (CPP) exchange-biased spin-valves (EBSVs) of Co and Cu. AΔR grows about as predicted for a long spin-diffusion length in Co until about tCo = 20 nm, after which it grows more slowly than predicted. Possible reasons for this deviation from prediction are considered, including a short spin-diffusion length in Co.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)939-941
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume34
Issue number4 PART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Giant magnetoresistance
  • Magnetic multilayers
  • Spin-valve

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