Direct observation of the single-domain limit of fe nanomagnets by spin-polarized scanning tunneling spectroscopy

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Yamasaki, A ^a,b   Wulfhekel, W ^b   Hertel, R ^b   Suga, S ^a   Kirschner, J ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN;

DISTORTED VORTEX STATES;

MAGNETS;

EID: 0142250834     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.127201     Document Type: Article

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