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Magnetoelectronics is certainly one of the most rapidly expending fields in basic research as well as in industrial application. Magnetic multilayers are the key configurations in this field which allow the utilization of unique micro-magnetic, magnetooptic, and magnetoelectronic phenomena which cannot be realized on the basis of conventional materials. The improved understanding of interface-dominated magnetic phenomena results to a considerable amount from the development of new and powerful analysis and imaging methods. The progress in this field as well as the main trends in magnetic thin film research and the main applications of magnetic multilayers are briefly reviewed in the following.
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Hartmann, U. (2000). Introduction. In: Hartmann, U. (eds) Magnetic Multilayers and Giant Magnetoresistance. Springer Series in Surface Sciences, vol 37. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04121-5_1
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