Domain-wall dynamics at micropatterned constrictions in ferromagnetic (Ga,Mn) As epilayers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Honolka, J ^a   Masmanidis, S ^a   Tang, H X ^a   Roukes, M L ^a   Awschalom, D D ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; STRAIN; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ANISOTROPIC MAGNETORESISTANCE (AMR); COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; MAGNETOSTATIC ENERGY; NUCLEATION ENERGY;

MAGNETIC DOMAINS;

EID: 20444506783     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1861512     Document Type: Article

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