Nanoscale patterning of complex magnetic nanostructures by reduction with low-energy protons

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 567-571

  Kim, Sanghoon ^a   Lee, Soogil ^a   Ko, Jungho ^a   Son, Jangyup ^a   Kim, Minseok ^a   Kang, Shinill ^a   Hong, Jongill ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; CRITICAL CURRENTS; EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; ION BOMBARDMENT; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; IRON ALLOYS; LITHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; METALLIC SUPERLATTICES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PROTON IRRADIATION;

FERROMAGNETIC DOMAINS; FERROMAGNETIC FILMS; FERROMAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; HIGH-ENERGY ION IRRADIATION; MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; MAGNETIZATION SWITCHING; NANOSCALE PATTERNING; PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

NANOMAGNETICS;

NANOMATERIAL; PALLADIUM; PROTON;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; FERROMAGNETISM; IRRADIATION; MAGNETISM; NANOANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866085366     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2012.125     Document Type: Article

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