Theory of Ferromagnetic-Antiferromagnetic Interface Coupling

Magnetic Properties of Antiferromagnetic Oxide Materials: Surfaces, Interfaces, and Thin Films

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 191-238

  Morosov, Alexander I ^a   Sigov, Alexander S ^a  

^a MIREA RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Domain walls; Ferromagnetic antiferromagnetic interface; Frustration; Magnetic proximity; Multilayers; Static spin vortices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885808819     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527630370.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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