In situ scanning tunneling microscopy observation of surface evolution in magnetically coupled Co/Cu multilayers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2750-2752

  Minvielle, Timothy J ^a   Wilson, Robert J ^a   White, Robert L ^b  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

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EID: 0040761718     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.115586     Document Type: Article

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