Angular dependence of magnetization reversal process in patterned Co thin films

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 2074-2077

  Liu, Z Y ^a   Adenwalla, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent rotation; Domain wall nucleation; Domain wall unpinning; Magnetization reversal

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COERCIVE FORCE; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; NUCLEATION; ROTATION; THIN FILMS;

ANGULAR DEPENDENCE;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 0042266359     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.814290     Document Type: Article

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