Magnetic hysteresis loop tuning in antiferromagnetically coupled bilayer structures

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1571-1573

  Berger, A ^a   Margulies, D T ^a   Do, H ^a  

^a HITACHI AMERICA LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILAYER STRUCTURES; HARD-MAGNETIC LAYERS (ML); INTERLAYER EXCHANGE COUPLINGS; ZEEMAN ENERGY;

COBALT; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DEMAGNETIZATION; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REMANENCE;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 4944220543     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1787161     Document Type: Article

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