Observation of Co/CoO nanoparticles below the critical size for exchange bias

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Dobrynin, A N ^a,d   Temst, K ^a   Lievens, P ^a   Margueritat, J ^b,e   Gonzalo, J ^b   Afonso, C N ^b   Piscopiello, E ^c   Van Tendeloo, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE BIAS; HIGH VACUUM CONDITIONS; OXIDIZED NANOPARTICLES;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; HYSTERESIS LOOPS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SATURATION MAGNETIZATION; VACUUM;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 34250613968     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2736303     Document Type: Article

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