Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy of magnetic structures and antiferromagnetic thin films

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 37, Issue , 2007, Pages 69-91

  Wulfhekel, Wulf ^a   Kirschner, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiferromagnets; Magnetic imaging; Magnetic nanostructures; Spin polarization; Spin structure

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPIN POLARIZATION; THIN FILMS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC SURFACES; MAGNETIC IMAGING; MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; SPIN STRUCTURE;

MAGNETIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 34848834485     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.matsci.37.052506.084342     Document Type: Review

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