Abstracr -We present the magnetoresistance andCu8,,Nil6Fe4 ( i n wt%) ribbons were prepared by conventional melt spinning and rapid solidification process in an argon atmosphere using a copper wheel rotating at a surface speed of -50 &sec. The ribbons were 2 mm wide, 20-30 , y m thick, and 10-15 cm long. The melt-spun ribbons magnetization behavior in melt-spun CuggNi16Peq ribbons.

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The creation of a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect in a spinodally decomposed and deformed Cu-20% Ni-20% Fe alloy is reported. The alloy is processed to contain a locally multilayered superlattice-like structure with alternating ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic layers with a size scale of 10-20 A. The microstructural modification produced a dramatic improvement in room-temperature magnetoresistance ratio from -0.6 to -5%. The observed magnetoresistance is most likely related to the spin-dependent scattering at the two-phase interface and in the ferromagnetic phase, although the exact mechanism involved may be qualitatively different from the usual GMR picture. A rather unusual temperature-dependence of magnetoresistance ratio, i.e., the room-temperature value being greater than that at 4.2 K, was found.