Local magnetic anisotropy induced by a nano-modulated substrate and application to two-dimensional magnetic sensors

Applied Physics Express

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Briones, Joel ^a   Montaigne, François ^a   Lacour, Daniel ^a   Lengaigne, Gwladys ^a   Girod, Stéphanie ^a   Hehn, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASY AXIS OF MAGNETIZATION; INTRINSIC ANISOTROPY; LOCAL MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; SI SUBSTRATES;

MAGNETIC SENSORS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETISM; SUBSTRATES;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 77954469277     PISSN: 18820778     EISSN: 18820786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/APEX.3.073002     Document Type: Article

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