Magnetization reversal of exchange-biased bilayers and trilayers probed using front and back LT-MOKE

Journal of Magnetics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-41

  Kim, Ki Yeon ^a   Kim, Ji Wan ^b   Choi, Hyeok Cheol ^c   You, Chun Yeol ^c   Shin, Sung Chul ^b   Lee, Jeong Soo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asymmetric magnetization reversal; Exchange bias; MOKE

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349798834     PISSN: 12261750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4283/JMAG.2009.14.1.036     Document Type: Article

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