Magnetization reversal of Co/Cu/Co elliptical elements studied by in-field magnetic force microscope and micromagnetic simulation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Wang, T ^a,b   Pei, W L ^a   Fu, Y ^a   Washiya, T ^a   Hasegawa, T ^a   Saito, H ^a   Ishio, S ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Li, F S ^b   Ariake, J ^c  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Akita Research Institute of Advanced Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; GROUND STATE; MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

ELLIPTICAL ELEMENTS; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATION;

COBALT;

EID: 43949128091     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2917330     Document Type: Article

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