Effect of Ga+ ion irradiation on the structural and magnetic properties of CoFe/IrMn exchange biased bilayers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 7772-7778

  McGrouther, D ^a   Chapman, J N ^a   Vanhelmont, F W M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; GALLIUM; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ION BEAMS; IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EXCHANGE BASED BILAYERS; FOCUSED ION BEAMS (FIB); INTERMIXING; ION IRRADIATION;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 3142611766     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1745120     Document Type: Article

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