Micromagnetics of ferromagnetic nano-devices using the fast fourier transform method

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3035-3045

  Wei, Dan ^a   Wang, Sumei ^a   Ding, Zijin ^a   Gao, Kai Zhong ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast Fourier transform; Ferromagnetic device; Head; Micromagnetic; Nano dot; Recording; Switching

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC DEVICE; HEAD; MICROMAGNETIC; NANO-DOT; RECORDING;

CELL MEMBRANES; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETOSTATICS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS;

EID: 68549126955     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2017260     Document Type: Article

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