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Journals

On chip morphology, tool wear and cutting mechanics in finish hard turning.

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Matthew A. Davies, Christopher J. Evans, Y K. Chou

Topography of surfaces produced in finish hard turning using cubic boron nitride (CBN) is affected by a large number of factors including tool wear and the...

Absolute Detector Quantum Efficiency Measurements Using Correlated Photons

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Alan L. Migdall, Raju V. Datla, A V. Sergienko, J S. Orszak, Y H. Shih

Characterization of an Argon Arc Source in the Infrared

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

John M. Bridges, Alan L. Migdall

Optimizing the GMR of Symmetric and Bottom Spin Valves

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

William F. Egelhoff Jr., P J. Chen, Cedric J. Powell, Mark Stiles, Robert McMichael, C Lin, J Sivertsen, J Judy, K Takano, A Berkowitz, T Anthony, J Brug

We have attempted to optimize the values of the giant magnetoresistance in symmetric spin valves of the type NiO/Co/Cu/Co/Cu/Co/NiO (achieving 23.4%) and in...

Low-temperature Growth of GMR Spin Valves

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

William F. Egelhoff Jr., R Misra, T Ha, Y Kadmon, Cedric J. Powell, Mark Stiles, Robert McMichael, Lawrence H. Bennett, C Lin, J Sivertsen, J Judy

We have investigated the dependence of the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect, the coercivity, the coupling field, and the resistivity on film deposition at...

The Trade-off Between Large GMR and Small Coercivity in Symmetric Spin Valves

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

William F. Egelhoff Jr., P J. Chen, Cedric J. Powell, Mark Stiles, Robert McMichael, C Lin, J Sivertsen, J Judy, K Takano, A Berkowitz

We have investigated the use of various alloys as substitutes for pure Co in the center film of symmetric spin valves of the type NiO/Co/Cu/Co/Cu/Co/NiO. The...

Growth of GMR Spin Valves using Indium as a Surfactant

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

William F. Egelhoff Jr., P J. Chen, Cedric J. Powell, Mark Stiles, Robert McMichael

We have investigated the use of In as a surfactant to achieve smoother interfaces in spin-valve multilayers of the general type: FeMn/Ni 80Fe 20/Co/Cu/Co/Ni...

Growth of Giant Magnetoresistance Spin Valves Using Pb and Au as Surfactants

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

William F. Egelhoff Jr., P J. Chen, Cedric J. Powell, Mark Stiles, Robert McMichael, C Lin, J Sivertsen, J Judy, K Takano, A Berkowitz

We have investigated the use of Pb and Au as surfactants in an attempt to achieve smoother and sharper interfaces in three types of giant magnetoresistance (GMR...

Spin-Dependent Interface Transmission and Reflection in Magnetic Multilayers

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Mark D. Stiles

First-principles calculations of transmission and reflection from Ag/Fe, Au/Fe, Cu/Co, and Cu/Ni interfaces show very strong spin dependence that differs...

Oscillatory Exchange Coupling in Fe/Cr Multilayers

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Mark D. Stiles

First-principles calculations of the reflection probabilities for Fermi surface electrons at Cr/Fe interfaces are used to compute the strength of the...

A Closed Loop Controller for Electron-beam Evaporators

January 1, 1996

Author(s)

Alan H. Band, Joseph A. Stroscio

A simple instrument for automatically controlling the deposition rate of an electronbeam evaporator is described. The design incorporates a commercially...