Static properties and current-driven dynamics of domain walls in perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropy nanostrips with rectangular cross-section

Advances in Condensed Matter Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Martinez, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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EID: 84865046785     PISSN: 16878108     EISSN: 16878124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/954196     Document Type: Review

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