Recent developments in magnetic nanostructures

Current Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1177-1201

  Moran Lopez J L ^a,g   Guirado Lopez R A ^b   Montejano Carrizalez, J M ^b   Aguilera Granja, F ^b   Rodriguez Alba R ^c   Mejía López, José ^d   Romero, Aldo H ^e   Garcia, Martin E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Instituto de Física 'Manuel Sandoval Vallarta'

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^g Universidad Autnoma de San Luis Potos   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cobalt nanostructures; Magnetic nanostructures; Magnetic nanowires; Manganese nanostructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749178412     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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