Photoemission electron microscopy study of remanent magnetic domain states in ferromagnetic wedge films deposited on substrates with micrometer-sized square plateaus

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Heyderman, L J ^a   Czekaj, S ^a   Nolting, F ^a   Muller E ^a   Fischer, P ^b   Gasser, Ph ^c   Lopez Diaz L ^d  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN STRUCTURE; FERROMAGNETIC ELEMENTS; MAGNETOCRYSTALLINE ANISOTROPY; PHOTOEMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; PHOTOEMISSION; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SUBSTRATES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33645656554     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2174119     Document Type: Article

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