Magnetization reversal of the ferromagnetic layer in IrMn/CoFe bilayers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 6699-6707

  Wang, Y G ^a   Petford Long, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; COERCIVE FORCE; FERROMAGNETISM; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS;

THERMAL ACTIVATION;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0036906461     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1518769     Document Type: Article

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