Magnetic easy-axis switching in Pt/Co/Pt sandwiches induced by nitrogen ion beam irradiation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 8030-8034

  Blon, T ^a   Assayag, G Ben ^a   Chassaing, D ^a   Hrabovsky, D ^b   Bobo, J F ^b   Ousset, J C ^a   Snoeck, E ^a  

^a CEMES CNRS   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; LITHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETIZATION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; QUANTUM THEORY; SQUIDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIPOLAR SHAPE ANISOTROPY; IN-PLANE ORIENTATION; ION BEAM IRRADIATION; SILICON STENCIL MASKS;

ULTRATHIN FILMS;

EID: 3142539465     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1712014     Document Type: Article

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