Nanofabricated and self-assembled magnetic structures as data storage media

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Terris, B D ^a   Thomson, T ^a  

^a SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DATA DENSITY; DISK MANUFACTURING; GRAIN DIAMETER; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 21244469907     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/38/12/R01     Document Type: Review

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