Magnetic property and microstructure of SmCo magnetic recording films

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 839-842

  LI, Ning ^a   LI, Shuai ^a   ZHANG, En ^a   WANG, Lijin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

magnetic exchange coupling; magnetic recording; rare earths; SmCo thin film

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; EXCHANGE COUPLING; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

CAP LAYERS; CONCENTRATION OF; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH COERCIVITY; MAGNETIC EXCHANGE COUPLING; MAGNETIC PHASE; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; NONMAGNETICS; OXIDE LAYER; SMCO FILMS; SMCO LAYERS; SMCO THIN FILM;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 70349990195     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0721(08)60346-4     Document Type: Article

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