Exchange coupling between ferromagnetic and laminated antiferromagnetic layers and its application

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5905-5911

  Li, Kebin ^a   Wu, Yihong ^a,b   Han, Guchana ^a   Luo, Ping ^a   An, Lihua ^a   Qiu, Jinjun ^a   Guo, Zaibina ^a   Zheng, Yuankai ^a  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETS;

MAGNETIC TUNNELING JUNCTIONS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0242552069     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1616644     Document Type: Article

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