Magnetization reversal processes of single nanomagnets and their energy barrier

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 322, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3771-3776

  Krone, P ^a   Makarov, D ^a   Albrecht, M ^a   Schrefl, T ^b   Suess, D ^c  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b St Plten University of Applied Sciences   (Austria)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bit patterned media; Energy barrier of magnetization reversal; Magnetization reversal; Micromagnetism

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION VOLUME; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIT SIZE; BIT-PATTERNED MEDIA; CRITICAL SIZE; GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY CONSTANT; MAGNETIC DATA STORAGE; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL MECHANISMS; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL PROCESS; MAGNETIZATION ROTATIONS; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; MICROMAGNETISMS; NANOMAGNETS; THERMAL STABILITY;

ENERGY BARRIERS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC STORAGE; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL;

EID: 77956191054     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2010.07.041     Document Type: Article

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