Layer-resolved imaging of domain wall interactions in magnetic tunnel junction-like trilayers

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 47, 2007, Pages

  Vogel, J ^a   Cherifi, S ^a   Pizzini, S ^a   Romanens, F ^a   Camarero, J ^b   Petroff, F ^a,c   Heun, S ^d   Locatelli, A ^e  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^e SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; IRON ALLOYS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DOMAIN WALL INTERACTIONS; LAYER-RESOLVED IMAGING; MAGNETIC LAYERS;

MULTILAYERS;

EID: 36049001494     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/47/476204     Document Type: Article

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