Effect of Co and Cu Layer Thicknesses on Characterization of Electrodeposited Co/Cu Multilayers

Haciismailoglu M., ALPER M., KÖÇKAR H.

SENSOR LETTERS, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.106-109, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1166/sl.2013.2798
  • Dergi Adı: SENSOR LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.106-109
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Co/Cu multilayers were grown on polycrystalline Cu substrates from a single electrolyte by electrodeposition potentiostatically. The structural, magnetic and magnetoresistance (MR) properties of the multilayers were characterized according to both Co and Cu layer thicknesses. The structural analysis by X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that all samples have face-centered cubic (fcc) structure with a strong (100) texture. Magnetic characterizations studied by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) revealed that the easy axes of the multilayers are parallel to the film plane. From magnetoresistance (MR) measurements, it was observed that all samples exhibited giant magnetoresistance (GMR). The GMR behavior of the multilayers changes depending on the thicknesses of both Co and Cu layers.