Magnetic characterization of nanowire arrays using first order reversal curves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2808-2811

  Lavin, R ^a   Denardin, J C ^a   Escrig, J ^a   Altbir, D ^a   Cortes A ^b   Gomez H ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

First order reversal curves (FORC); Magnetic nanowires

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FORCE; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; FIRST-ORDER REVERSAL CURVES; FORC DIAGRAMS; MAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION; MAGNETIC NANOWIRES; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; NI NANOWIRES; SIMPLE MODELING; COERCIVITIES; SIMPLE MODEL;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 58249121050     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.2001814     Document Type: Article

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