Lorentz microscopy studies of the variation with temperature and processing conditions of free layer reversal mechanisms in spin valves

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1510-1515

  Lim, C K ^a   Chapman, J N ^a   Rahman, M ^a   Johnston, A B ^b   O'Donnell, D O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FRESNEL IMAGING; LORENTZ MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; SPIN VALVES;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 1142280276     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1626795     Document Type: Article

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