Micromagnetic models of the effect of particle shape on magnetic hysteresis

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 169, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 92-99

  Yu, Yongjae ^a   Tauxe, Lisa ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coercivity; Hysteresis; Magnetite; Micromagentism; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELASTICITY; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

COERCIVITY; DIRECT CALIBRATION; GRAIN MORPHOLOGIES; GRAIN SIZES; MAGNETITE; MICRO-MAGNETIC MODELING; MICROMAGENTISM; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SHAPES; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES;

MAGNETIC DOMAINS;

GEOMAGNETISM; GRAIN SIZE; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETITE; MODELING;

EID: 52949111312     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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