@article{f97878ad8a7a4f878dad678ab378f464,
title = "001 textured polycrystalline current-perpendicular-to-plane pseudo spin-valves using Co2Fe(Ga0.5Ge0.5) Heusler alloy",
abstract = "The orientation dependence of current-perpendicular-to-plane giant-magnetoresistance (CPP-GMR) was investigated by fabricating 001 textured polycrystalline pseudo spin valves (PSVs) with Co2Fe(Ga 0.5Ge0.5) (CFGG) Heusler alloy ferromagnetic layers and a Ag spacer. The PSV with 10 nm CFGG annealed at 400°C exhibited the resistance-change area product (ΔRA) of 5.8 mΩ (MR ratio of 16%), the largest value reported for polycrystalline CPP-(P)SVs. The 001 textured CFGG PSV outperforms the 011 textured CFGG PSV possibly due to the reduced lattice mismatch or improved band matching at the CFGG/Ag interface.",
author = "Ye Du and Varaprasad, {B. S.D.Ch S.} and Takahashi, {Y. K.} and T. Furubayashi and K. Hono",
note = "Funding Information: Y.D. is grateful for the useful discussions with Dr. S. Li on the annealing procedure and technical advices from Dr. Z. C. Wen about sputtering. Y.D. acknowledges the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) for the provision of Junior Research Assistantship. This work was in part supported by the Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research (A) (Grant Nos. 22246091 and 25249087) and Advanced Storage Technology Consortium (ASTC), IDEMA.",
year = "2013",
month = nov,
day = "11",
doi = "10.1063/1.4829633",
language = "English",
volume = "103",
journal = "Applied Physics Letters",
issn = "0003-6951",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Publising LLC",
number = "20",
}