Structural dependence of magnetic properties in Co-based nanowires: Experiments and micromagnetic simulations

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4491-4497

  Bran, C ^a   Ivanov, Yu P ^a,b   Trabada, D G ^a   Tomkowicz, J ^a,c   Del Real, R P ^a   Chubykalo Fesenko, O ^a   Vazquez, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FAR EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Magnetic nanowires; Magnetization reversal; Magnetocrystalline anisotropy; Micromagnetic simulations

Indexed keywords

ANODIC ALUMINA MEMBRANES; COERCIVITY AND REMANENCES; CRYSTALLINE ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MAGNETIC NANOWIRES; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL PROCESS; MICROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS; STRUCTURAL DEPENDENCE;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROPLATING; MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; MAGNETOCRYSTALLINE ANISOTROPY; NANOWIRES; VORTEX FLOW;

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY;

EID: 84881033616     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2013.2254704     Document Type: Review

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