Microscopic magnetization reversal in perpendicular anisotropy CoCr thin films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 619-621

  Wastlbauer, Gottfried ^a   Skidmore, George D ^a   Merton, Chris ^a   Schmidt, Jake ^a   Dahlberg, E Dan ^a   Skorjanec, Joseph ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Imation Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0041687659     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.125837     Document Type: Article

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