Coercivity Enhancement of Co/Pt Superlattiees Through Underlayer Microstructure Modification

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 3256-3258

  Hatwar, T K ^a   Brucker, C F ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COBALT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFECTS; DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODIFICATION; PLATINUM; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUPERLATTICES;

COLUMNAR BOUNDARIES; COLUMNAR DIAMETER; CRYSTALLINITY; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INTERFACIAL BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEFECTS; UNDERLAYER;

COERCIVE FORCE;

EID: 0029406065     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.490341     Document Type: Article

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