Incoherent magnetization reversal process in discontinuous Fe50Co50/Ag multilayer thin films

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1156-1158

  Kuo, P C ^a   Yao, Y D ^a,b   Chen, J W ^a,b   Chiu, H C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic; Magnetoresistance; Multilayer

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COERCIVE FORCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; METALLIC SUPERLATTICES; SILVER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INCOHERENT MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL PROCESS; MAGNETORESISTANCE MEASUREMENT;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0032117971     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.706425     Document Type: Article

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