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Experimental separability of channeling giant magnetoresistance in Co/Cu/Co

Published

Author(s)

William E. Bailey, Stephen E. Russek, X.-G. Zhang, W. H. Butler

Abstract

The magnitude of the electronic channeling contribution is a significant open issue in the understanding of giant magnetoresistance (GMR). We show that for the technologically important system Co/Cu/Co, channeling GMR can be isolatedand quantified experimentally through measurements in the limit of rapid surface diffuse scattering. First-principles based Boltzmann transport calculation are compared with experimental in-situ magnetoconductance data, which support the possibility of a significant contribution from channeling. Cyclic control of atomic-scale surface roughness, applied during in-situ measurement, will enable a quantitative estimate of the channeling contribution.
Citation
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Volume
72
Issue
1

Citation

Bailey, W. , Russek, S. , Zhang, X. and Butler, W. (2006), Experimental separability of channeling giant magnetoresistance in Co/Cu/Co, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics), [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32001 (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created July 12, 2006, Updated October 12, 2021