Effect of an oxidic overlayer on the magnetism of Co nanoparticles

Phase Transitions

Volumn 78, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 85-104

  Wiedwald, U ^a,c   Lindner, J ^a   Spasova, M ^a   Frait, Z ^b   Farle, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exchange bias; Ferromagnetic resonance; Magnetic nanoparticles; Orbital moment

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MICROWAVES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PASSIVATION; QUANTUM THEORY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EXCHANGE BIAS; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; ORBITAL MOMENT; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 12444271165     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411590412331316672     Document Type: Conference Paper

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