Suppression of magnetic coercivity in thin Ni films near the percolation threshold

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 54-60

  Choi, Jin M ^a,c   Kim, Sihong ^a   Schuller, Ivan K ^a   Paik, Sun M ^b   Whang, C N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cu buffer layer thickness; Infinite cluster; Magnetic coercivity; Thin ni films

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COERCIVE FORCE; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FILM GROWTH; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NICKEL; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE);

PERCOLATION THRESHOLD;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0032712577     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(98)00336-9     Document Type: Article

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