magnetoresistance
- noun
- /ˌmæɡnɪtəʊrɪˈzɪstəns/
- Specialized
- Farther down the road, graphene nanoribbon edge states open the possibility of devices with tunable giant magnetoresistance and other magnetic and optical effects.
- colossal magnetoresistance
- giant magnetoresistance
- magnetoresistance exhibits
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Over the past decade, manufacturers have exploited the phenomenon of giant magnetoresistance (GMR) to build sensors for reading data bits coded as tiny magnetized regions on disk drives.
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In today's GMR devices, the magnetoresistance, defined as the percentage difference in resistance between the parallel and antiparallel configurations, is around 10-15%.
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Tunneling magnetoresistance as a function of magnetic field.
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They are exploring probe tips for two modes of reading: one based on magnetic force and the other on magnetoresistance.
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Early attempts to produce high tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) were unsuccessful, however.
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Scientists have already begun to develop new spin-based electronics, beginning with the discovery in 1988 of the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect.
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Antidot arrays also exhibit intriguing magnetoresistance properties that have been successfully explained by classical ballistic trajectory models.
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Replacing an amorphous insulating barrier with a crystalline barrier has produced a threefold increase in the room-temperature magnetoresistance.
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Both experiments were motivated by theoretical papers predicting magnetoresistance values of 1,000% or more for tunnel junctions made with crystalline insulating layers.
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The change in resistance due to a magnetic field is known as magnetoresistance.
Surface Forms
Morphology
magnetoresistance = magneto + resistance (semi-transparent) = magneto + resistance
The components 'magneto' and 'resistance' are clear, but the specific scientific phenomenon is specialized.
Etymology
The word magnetoresistance combines magneto- (from magnet, 'an object that pulls metal') and resistance (from resist, 'to push back'). So, magnetoresistance means the change in a material's electrical resistance when a magnet or magnetic field is near.