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Giant and Tunnel Magnetoresistance

Lecture notes:

GMR and TMR

Derivation of GMR and TMR formulas (hand-written notes)

Summary of MR effects

Additional resources/notes:

GMR review

Nobel lecture (Albert Fert)

Nobel lecture (Grunberg)


Papers:

Oscillatory exchange coupling in GMR

GMR in Co/Cu multilayers

70% TMR with Al2O3 barrier

Julliere 1975 paper on TMR effect