Study of ferromagnetic transition in Pd nanometer-scale constrictions using a mechanically controllable break junction technique

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Ienaga, K ^a   Nakashima, N ^a   Inagaki, Y ^a   Tsujii, H ^b   Kimura, T ^a   Kawae, T ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRICTION SIZES; FERROMAGNETIC TRANSITIONS; MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE BREAK JUNCTIONS; NANO-METER-SCALE; PARAMAGNETIC PROPERTIES;

FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NANOELECTRONICS; PARAMAGNETISM;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84866885003     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4754565     Document Type: Article

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