Magnetic properties of uniaxial synthetic antiferromagnets for spin-valve applications

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Zhao, Zhiya ^a   Mani, P ^a   Mankey, G J ^a   Gubbiotti, G ^b,c   Tacchi, S ^c   Spizzo, F ^d   Lee, W T ^e   Yu, C T ^f   Pechan, M J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPLEX; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; SILICON; TANTALUM;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENERGY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

EID: 20344388288     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.104417     Document Type: Article

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