Effect of patterning on the saturation magnetization in MgO based nanopillars

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Cornelissen, S ^a   Bianchini, L ^b   Helmer, A ^b   Devolder, T ^b   Kim, Joo Von ^b   Op De Beeck, M ^a   Van Roy, W ^a   Lagae, L ^a   Chappert, C ^b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK VALUES; ETCHING STEPS; FREE LAYERS; INTERFACE ANISOTROPIES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; NANOPILLAR; NANOPILLARS; SHAPE ANISOTROPIES; SIZE DEPENDENTS; SPIN-WAVE MODES;

ANISOTROPY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; MAGNETS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SPIN WAVES; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

SATURATION MAGNETIZATION;

EID: 65249145949     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3063080     Document Type: Article

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