Origin of uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial InMnAs thin films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Chiu, P T ^a   May, S J ^a   Wessels, B W ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC DENSITY; ISOTROPIC BEHAVIOR; LAYER-BY-LAYER MECHANISM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GROWTH MECHANISM;

ANISOTROPY; FILM GROWTH; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETOMETERS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33646744883     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2189967     Document Type: Article

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