Anisotropic magnetization reversal in 30 nm triangular FeNi dots

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Niu, D X ^a   Zou, X ^a   Wu, J ^a   Xu, Y B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIZATIONS; DOT ARRAYS; ENHANCED COERCIVITY; FEATURE SIZES; IN PLANES; LENGTH-SCALE; MAGNETIC DOTS; MAGNETIC SHAPES; MAGNETIZATION HYSTERESIS LOOPS; MAGNETIZATION PROCESS; MAGNETO-OPTICAL KERR EFFECTS; MICROMAGNETIC CALCULATIONS; NANO-METER SCALE; ROOM TEMPERATURES; THERMAL ACTIVATIONS;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

EID: 60749095777     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3076108     Document Type: Article

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