Phenomenological theory of magnetization reversal in nanosystems with competing anisotropies

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Leonov, A A ^a,b   Roler U K ^b   Bogdanov, A N ^b  

^a DONETSK PHYSICOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Ukraine)

^b IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DOMAIN WALLS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; NANOSYSTEMS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

(GA ,MN)AS; APPLIED FIELDS; APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; BIAS FIELDS; COMPETING PHASES; DILUTED MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; EQUILIBRIUM PARAMETERS; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; INDUCED MAGNETIC ANISOTROPIES; MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; MAGNETIZATION PROCESSES; MAGNETIZATION PROFILES; MICROMAGNETIC THEORIES; MULTI DOMAINS; NANO LAYERS; NANO MAGNETS; NANOMAGNETIC SYSTEMS; PERPENDICULAR ANISOTROPIES; PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORIES; SPIN CONFIGURATIONS; STRIPE DOMAINS; SWITCHING PROCESSES; UNIAXIAL ANISOTROPIES;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

EID: 55249104978     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2996016     Document Type: Article

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