Exchange bias effect in a granular system of NiFe2O4 nanoparticles embedded in an antiferromagnetic NiO matrix

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 22, 2008, Pages

  Tian, Z M ^a   Yuan, S L ^a   Yin, S Y ^a   Liu, L ^a   He, J H ^a   Duan, H N ^a   Li, P ^a   Wang, C H ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; FERRIMAGNETISM; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MAGNETS; NANOPARTICLES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SPIN GLASS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC; EXCHANGE BIAS EFFECTS; EXCHANGE BIASES; FIELD COOLING; GRANULAR SYSTEMS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; LINEAR DEPENDENCES; PHASE PRECIPITATIONS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 57349130567     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3039071     Document Type: Article

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