Abstract
Effect of 200 MeV Ag ion irradiation on giant magnetoresistance in Fe/Cr multilayers has been studied. Irradiation is found to modify the interface structure without affecting the morphological features like grain size or texture. The GMR shows a monotonous decrease with irradiation dose, the maximum decrease in GMR being as large as 70% at an irradiation fluence of 1.0×1013 ions/cm2. It is suggested that intermixing at the interfaces along with changes in the interface roughness due to formation of asperities at the surface of the float glass substrate may be the possible cause of such a large change in GMR with irradiation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 158-161 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
Volume | 156 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jul 1999 |
Event | Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Swift Heavy Ions in Materials Engineering and Characterization (SHIMEC-98) - New Dehli, India Duration: 20 Oct 1998 → 22 Oct 1998 |