Influence of external field on spin reorientation transitions in uniaxial ferromagnets. I. General analysis for bulk and thin-film systems

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 5837-5847

  Millev, Y ^a   Oepen, H ^a   Kirschner, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

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EID: 0001562403     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.57.5837     Document Type: Article

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