Magnetization reversal in exchange biased Co/CoO patterns

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 491-500

  Popova, E ^a,b,e   Loosvelt, H ^a   Gierlings, M ^c   Leunissen, L H A ^d   Jonckheere, R ^d   Van Haesendonck, C ^a   Temst, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF MAGNETISM   (Ukraine)

^c HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d IMEC   (Belgium)

^e Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTILAYERS; NUCLEATION;

EXCHANGE BIAS FIELDS; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; LATERAL CONFINEMENT; LENGTH-TO-WIDTH RATIO;

MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 21244441079     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2005-00149-8     Document Type: Article

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