Asymmetric magnetic reversal of perpendicular exchange biased (CoPt)5 IrMn probed by magnetoresistance and magnetic force microscopy

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Ji, Xiaosong ^a   Pakhomov, Alexandre B ^a   Krishnan, Kannan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN WALLS; FERROMAGNETISM; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

MAGNETIC REVERSAL; PERPENDICULAR EXCHANGE BIAS; PERPENDICULAR EXTERNAL FIELD;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 34248596825     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2710227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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