Bit-patterned magnetic recording: Nanoscale magnetic islands for data storage

Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 237-274

  Albrecht, Thomas R ^a   Hellwing, Olav ^a   Ruiz, Ricardo ^a   Schabes, Manfred E ^a   Terris, Bruce D ^a   Wu, Xiao Z ^a  

^a SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84892350789     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-85600-1_9     Document Type: Chapter

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