J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1993, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1): 1-8.

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Magnetic Multilayers

J.P.Renard Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale,Batiment 220,CNRS URA 22,Université Paris-Sud,91405,Orsay-Cedex,France   

  • Received:1993-01-28 Revised:1993-01-28 Online:1993-01-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Magnetic multilayers are artificially structured materials made of ultrathin films of two different mate- rials,alternately ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic.They exhibit new magnetic properties differ- ent from those of bulk materials.We review the magnetic properties of metallic magnetic multilayers and focus on interface magnetic anisotropy,giant magnetoresistance and interlayer couplings,which are of great promise for applications to high density magnetic storage.

Key words: magnetic multilayer, interface, magnetic storage