Exchange bias of the interface spin system at the Fe/MgO interface

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 438-444

  Fan, Y ^a   Smith, K J ^a   Lupke G ^a   Hanbicki, A T ^b   Goswami, R ^b   Li, C H ^b   Zhao, H B ^c   Jonker, B T ^d  

^a William and Mary   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC EXCHANGE; ATOMIC MOMENTS; BULK MAGNETIZATION; EXCHANGE BIAS; MULTIFERROICS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PINNING LAYERS; SPIN SCATTERING;

MAGNETIZATION;

FERROMAGNET OXIDE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYSTERESIS; ION EXCHANGE; MAGNETISM; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84878914953     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2013.94     Document Type: Article

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