Controlling the magnetic anisotropy of CoPtAlN multilayer films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Hodumi, Y ^a   Shi, J ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CHARACTERIZATION; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COERCIVE FORCE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; PRECIOUS METALS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

EQUIVALENT THICKNESS; SMOOTH TRANSITION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL ANNEALING;

MULTILAYER FILMS;

EID: 34249672885     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2742793     Document Type: Article

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