Magnetic anisotropy in epitaxial Cr O2 and Cr O2 / Cr2 O3 bilayer thin films

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Frey, N A ^a   Srinath, S ^a   Srikanth, H ^a   Varela, M ^b   Pennycook, S ^b   Miao, G X ^c   Gupta, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 33746265238     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.024420     Document Type: Article

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