Imaging the switching behavior of superparamagnetic nanoislands by spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 117-125

  Bode, M ^a   Kubetzka, A ^a   Von Bergmann, K ^a   Pietzsch, O ^a   Wiesendanger, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Spin polarized scanning tunneling microscopy (SP STM); Superparamagnetic nanoislands; Switching behavior

Indexed keywords

SPIN POLARIZATION; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

DOMAIN CONFIGURATIONS; NANO-ISLANDS; SPIN-POLARIZED SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STATIC DOMAIN; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC NANOISLAND; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC PARTICLES; SUPERPARAMAGNETICS; SWITCHING BEHAVIORS; THERMAL-SWITCHING;

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; IMAGING; MAGNET; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 18544389847     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20151     Document Type: Article

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