Direct observation of remanent magnetic states in epitaxial fcc Co small disks

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 14, 2003, Pages

  Vaz, C A F ^a   Lopez Diaz, L ^a   Klaui M ^a   Bland, J A C ^a   Monchesky, T L ^b   Unguris, J ^b   Cui, Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ARTICLE; FILM; MAGNETISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0038147298     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.67.140405     Document Type: Article

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