Dynamic notch pinning fields for domain walls in ferromagnetic nanowires

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1559-1561

  Kunz, Andrew ^a   Priem, Jonathan D ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic devices; Magnetic domains; Magnetization reversal

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; NANOWIRES;

ARTIFICIAL DEFECTS; DEFECT DIMENSIONS; DRIVING FIELD; FERROMAGNETIC NANOWIRE; GEOMETRIC SHAPE; MAGNETIC NANOWIRES; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; MOVING DOMAIN;

DOMAIN WALLS;

EID: 77952820856     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2041044     Document Type: Article

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