First-principles theory of magnetocrystalline anisotropy of disordered alloys: Application to cobalt platinum

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 8082-8090

  Razee, S ^a   Staunton, J ^a   Pinski, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 0000131425     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.56.8082     Document Type: Article

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