Exchange bias of antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic bilayer with cubic anisotropy in antiferromagnetic layer

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Mitsumata, Chiharu ^a   Sakuma, Akimasa ^b   Fukamichi, Kazuaki ^b  

^a HITACHI CABLE LTD   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiferromagnetic Mn alloy; Bilayer; Cubic anisotropy; Domain wall; Exchange bias; Torque curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847415547     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: 13474073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJ.76.024704     Document Type: Article

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