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Determination of the thickness of Al₂O₃ barriers in magnetic tunnel junctions (2002)
Journal Article
Buchanan, J., Hase, T., Tanner, B., Hughes, N., & Hicken, R. (2002). Determination of the thickness of Al₂O₃ barriers in magnetic tunnel junctions. Applied Physics Letters, 81(4), 751-753. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1496131

The barrier thickness in magnetic spin-dependent tunnel junctions with Al2O3 barriers has been measured using grazing incidence x-ray reflectivity and by fitting the tunneling current to the Simmons model. We have studied the effect of glow discharge... Read More about Determination of the thickness of Al₂O₃ barriers in magnetic tunnel junctions.

Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers (2001)
Journal Article
Hase, T., Fulthorpe, B., Wilkins, S., Tanner, B., Marrows, C., & Hickey, B. (2001). Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers. Applied Physics Letters, 79(7), 985-987. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1392304

We present evidence from soft x-ray resonant magnetic scattering measurements at the Mn L3 edge for the existence of a small magnetic moment on the antiferromagnetic IrMn pinning layer in a NiFe/Cu/Co/IrMn spin valve structure. The variation of the s... Read More about Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers.

Experimental evidence for electron channeling in Fe /Au (100) superlattices (2001)
Journal Article
Dekadjevi, D., Ryan, P., Fulthorpe, B., Hickey, B., & Tanner, B. (2001). Experimental evidence for electron channeling in Fe /Au (100) superlattices. Physical Review Letters, 86(25), 5787-5790. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.86.5787

We present transport and structural data from epitaxial (100) and (111) Au/Fe superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy. From their analysis, we conclude that an electron channeling mechanism, due to strong specular reflection of the minority spi... Read More about Experimental evidence for electron channeling in Fe /Au (100) superlattices.