Simulation of magnetization switching in biaxial single-domain ferromagnetic particles

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 36, Issue 1 PART 2, 2000, Pages 231-240

  Kou, Xuekun ^a   Novotny, M A ^a   Rikvold, Per Arne ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial media; Four state clock model; Magnetization switching; Monte carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BIAXIAL MEDIA; FOUR STATE CLOCK MODEL; ISING MODEL; MAGNETIZATION SWITCHING;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0033872257     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.822534     Document Type: Article

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