Magnetization reversal in patterned ferromagnetic and exchange-biased nanostructures studied by neutron reflectivity (invited)

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Temst, K ^a   Popova, E ^a   Van Bael, M J ^a   Loosvelt, H ^a   Swerts, J ^a   Buntinx, D ^a   Bruynseraede, Y ^a   Van Haesendonck, C ^a   Fritzsche, H ^b,d   Gierlings, M ^b   Leunissen, L H A ^c   Jonckheere, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c IMEC   (Belgium)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MEMORIES; EXCHANGE-BIASED NANOSTRUCTURES; KERR MICROSCOPY; SHAPE ANISOTROPY;

COBALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FERROMAGNETISM; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIZATION; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

NEUTRONS;

EID: 20944448402     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1857654     Document Type: Article

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