Twisted magnetization states near the compensation temperature of Fe/Gd multilayers: Anisotropy and surface-termination effects

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Choi, Y ^a,b   Haskel, D ^b   Cady, A ^b   Lang, J C ^b   Lee, D R ^b   Srajer, G ^b   Jiang, J S ^c   Bader, S D ^c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33646250689     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.174401     Document Type: Article

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