The irreversible magnetization process in microstructured permalloy ellipses

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3742-3744

  Chang, Y C ^b   Chang, C C ^b   Wu, J C ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic force microscopy (MFM); Magnetization switching; Magnetoresistance; Permalloy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SWITCHING;

MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (MFM); MAGNETIZATION SWITCHING; PERMALLOYS; REVERSAL PROCESS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 27744548180     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.854925     Document Type: Article

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