A review of L10 FePt films for high-density magnetic recording

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 238-258

  Chen, Jingsheng ^a   Sun, Chengjun ^b   Gan, Gan Moog ^b  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 40949155175     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2008.017462     Document Type: Review

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