Magnetic anisotropy and domain patterns in electrodeposited cobalt nanowires

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-54

  Henry, Y ^a   Ounadjela, K ^a   Piraux, L ^b   Dubois, S ^c   George, J M ^d   Duvail, J L ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE ET CHIMIE DES MATÉRIAUX DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^d Laboratoire Central de Recherches   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

75.30.Gw Magnetic anisotropy; 75.50. y Studies of specific magnetic materials; 75.60.Ch Domain walls and domain structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002265660     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510170283     Document Type: Article

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