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The method of nuclear magnetic resonance has been used to investigate the structural features of the interfaces in [Co/Cu] n sublattices prepared using the method of magnetron sputtering. Changes in the structural characteristics of the interfaces and magnetoresistive properties of the sublattices have been analyzed depending on the number n of Co/Cu bilayers. Correlations have been found between the magnitude of the magnetoresistance and structural characteristics of the interfaces.
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Original Russian Text © S.A. Chuprakov, N.S. Bannikova, I.V. Blinov, T.P. Krinitsina, M.A. Milyaev, V.V. Popov, V.V. Ustinov, 2015, published in Fizika Metallov i Metallovedenie, 2015, Vol. 116, No. 2, pp. 145–149.
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Chuprakov, S.A., Bannikova, N.S., Blinov, I.V. et al. Investigation of interfaces of multilayer Co/Cu structures using the method of nuclear magnetic resonance. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 116, 136–140 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X15020040
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