Topological repulsion between domain walls in magnetic nanowires leading to the formation of bound states

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Thomas, Luc ^a   Hayashi, Masamitsu ^a   Moriya, Rai ^a   Rettner, Charles ^a   Parkin, Stuart ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE; NANOWIRE;

ARTICLE; DEVICES; ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULAR INTERACTION;

EID: 84860426354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1808     Document Type: Article

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