Imaging the fine structure of a magnetic domain wall in a Ni nanocylinder

Nano Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2053-2057

  Biziere, Nicolas ^a   Gatel, Christophe ^a   Lassalle Balier, Rémy ^b   Clochard, Marie Claude ^c   Wegrowe, Jean Eric ^c   Snoeck, Etienne ^a  

^a CEMES CNRS   (France)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SOLIDES IRRADIÉS   (France)

Author keywords

3D nanomagnetism; electron holography; Magnetic domain wall; magnetic transition; nanocylinder

Indexed keywords

FINE STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC STATE; MAGNETIC TRANSITIONS; MICROMAGNETIC CALCULATIONS; MODEL SYSTEM; NANOCYLINDERS; NANOMAGNETISMS; TRANSVERSE WALLS;

ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; NANOWIRES; NICKEL;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

EID: 84877309265     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl400317j     Document Type: Article

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