Memory effects in ultra-small CoFe2O4 nanoparticles

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1305-1308

  Trohidou, Kalliopi N ^a   Vasilakaki, Marianna ^a   Peddis, Davide ^b,c   Fiorani, Dino ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; magnetization processes; micromagnetics; nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; FERRIMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SPIN GLASS; TEMPERATURE;

DISORDERED SURFACES; FERRIMAGNETIC CORES; HEISENBERG EXCHANGE INTERACTION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROMAGNETICS; NEAREST NEIGHBORS; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; ZERO-FIELD-COOLED MAGNETIZATIONS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84859188112     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2011.2173311     Document Type: Article

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