Influence of the Spin Structure on the Exchange Bias of Antiferromagnetic and Ferromagnetic Bilayer

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 5 II, 2003, Pages 2738-2740

  Mitsumata, C ^a   Sakuma, A ^a   Fukamichi, K ^b  

^a HITACHI CABLE LTD   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiferromagnetic (AFM); Exchange bias; Exchange coupling; Spin frustration; Spin structure

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EXCHANGE BIAS; SPIN STRUCTURE;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0141918694     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.815582     Document Type: Article

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