Torque approach for tuning exchange bias training effect in polycrystalline NiFe/FeMn bilayers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Shi, Z ^a   Du, J ^b   Chantrell, R W ^c   Mangin, S ^d   Zhou, S M ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RANGE; BI-LAYER; COERCIVITIES; COUNTER CLOCKWISE ROTATION; EXCHANGE BIAS; EXCHANGE FIELDS; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; IN-PLANE; PINNING DIRECTION; POLYCRYSTALLINE; TORQUE LOOP; TRAINING EFFECTS;

HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

HYSTERESIS LOOPS;

EID: 79953850283     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3569140     Document Type: Article

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