Enhanced current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistance by improvement of atomic order of Co2FeSi Heusler alloy film through Ag doping

We investigated the effect of Ag doping on atomic order and spin polarization of Co2FeSi Heusler alloy thin films. The Co2FeSi film doped with 3at.%-Ag showed improved degree of B2- and L21-ordering after thermal annealing comparing to Co2FeSi film. Negative sign of anisotropic magnetoresistance sug...

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Main Authors: Songtian Li, Yuya Sakuraba, Taisuke Sasaki, Jiamin Chen, Subrojati Bosu, Kazuhiro Hono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-07-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5045175