Magnetic stability of nano-particles: The role of dipolar instability pockets

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 813-819

  Grimsditch, M ^a   Berger, A ^a   Johnson, J ^a   Metlushko, V ^b   Ilic, B ^c   Neuzil, P ^d   Kumar, R ^d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

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EID: 0035795880     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2001-00326-y     Document Type: Article

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