Enhancement of spin-dependent scattering and improvement of microstructure in spin valves by delayed deposition

D. Z. Yang; L. Wang; X. J. Yang; S. M. Zhou; X. S. Wu; J. Du; A. Hu; X. X. Zhang

doi:10.1063/1.1949729

Enhancement of spin-dependent scattering and improvement of microstructure in spin valves by delayed deposition

D. Z. Yang, L. Wang, X. J. Yang, S. M. Zhou^*, X. S. Wu, J. Du, A. Hu, X. X. Zhang

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Si/Ta/Co/Cu/CoFeMn (or NiO) spin valves were prepared by a delayed sputtering procedure, in which depositions of Ta and followed layers were intervened by 1 h. The spin valves are found to have better coherent growth with stronger (111) preferred orientations in Co and Cu layers, compared with the traditional continuous method. At the same time, the giant magnetoresistance ratio and spin-dependent scattering are enhanced by a factor of 20%-30%. These results indicate that the coherent growth and the (111) preferred orientation can enhance the spin-dependent scattering of spin valves.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	252503
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	86
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1949729
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

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