Atomistic magnetization dynamics in nanostructures based on first principles calculations: Application to Co nanoislands on Cu(111)

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 23, Issue 29, 2011, Pages

  Bottcher D ^a,b   Ernst, A ^a   Henk, J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ANISOTROPY CONSTANTS; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; LANDAU-LIFSHITZ-GILBERT EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC SWITCHING; MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS; STONER-WOHLFARTH; SUPERPARAMAGNETICS;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 79960644794     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/29/296003     Document Type: Article

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