Stoner-Wohlfarth model applied to bicrystal magnetoresistance hysteresis

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 482-485

  Gunnarsson, R ^a   Hanson, M ^a   Dubourdieu, C ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LABORATOIRE DES MATÉRIAUX ET DU GÉNIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETITE; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

BICRYSTAL TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; STONER-WOHLFARTH THEORY; TOTAL MAGNETIC ENERGY;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 3142708032     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1753083     Document Type: Article

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