Magnetic domain wall pinning by a curved conduit

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Lewis, E R ^a   Petit, D ^a   Thevenard, L ^a   Jausovec, A V ^a   O'Brien, L ^a   Read, D E ^a   Cowburn, R P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAGNETIZING ENERGY; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; PINNING FIELD; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; POTENTIAL WELLS; RADIUS OF CURVATURE;

CHIRALITY; ENANTIOMERS; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

MAGNETIC DOMAINS;

EID: 70350048640     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3246154     Document Type: Article

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