Magnetoresistance in Au-Co-B heterogeneous alloys
- 7 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 64 (6) , 791-793
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111015
Abstract
Au-Co and Au-Co-B alloys have been prepared by rapid solidification, followed by heat treatment. The precipitation of the ferromagnetic phases Co and Co2B in the Au matrix phase has been observed during annealing. At room temperature, both magnetization and magnetoresistance are determined by the superparamagnetic behavior of the ferromagnetic particles. The magnetoresistance is believed to have the same origin as that in multilayers and granular films. Both Co particles and the precipitates of the Co2B intermetallic phase give rise to a high magnetoresistance. The magnetoresistance effect was less than 1% in the as-quenched samples and increased to about 3% after an appropriate heat treatment.Keywords
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