Paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic phase transformation in sputter deposited Pt-Mn thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 979-987

  Ladwig, Peter F ^a   Chang, Y Austin ^a   Linville, Eric S ^b   Morrone, Augusto ^b   Gao, Jenny ^b   Pant, Bharat B ^b   Schlutz, Alan E ^b   Mao, Sining ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NUCLEATION; PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

PARAMAGNETIC PHASES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0041766673     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1587266     Document Type: Article

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