Probing two-dimensional magnetic switching in Co/SiO2 multilayers using reversible susceptibility experiments

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Spinu, L ^a   Pham, H ^a   Radu, C ^a   Denardin, J C ^a,b   Dumitru, I ^a   Knobel, M ^b   Dorneles, L S ^c,e   Schelp, L F ^c   Stancu, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^d ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; RANDOM ACCESS STORAGE; SILICA; SPUTTERING; VECTORS;

FREE ENERGY DENSITY; MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (MRAM); MAGNETIC SWITCHING; TRANSVERSE SUSCEPTIBILITY (TS);

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 19744383890     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1842851     Document Type: Article

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