https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122900041
Thermal resistance investigation of the giant magnetoresistance thin layers by the PTD technique
1 Photothermal Laboratory IPEIN, 8000 Nabeul, Tunisie
2 Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, B.P. 1171 – 3000 Sfax, Tunisie
3 Groupe de Physique des Matériaux UMR CNRS 6634, BP.12, Saint Etienne du Rouvray Cedex, France
a e-mail: taher.ghrib@yahoo.fr
In this paper, we present a thermal properties investigation of giant magnetoresistance Mn/Fe layers as a function of Mn thickness using the Photothermal Deflexion Technique (PTD). We observe that the thermal resistance reaches its maximum for a Mn critical thickness corresponding to the antiparallel ferromagnetic coupling.
Key words: giant magneto-resistance / thermal resistance / photothermal deflexion technique
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