Size distribution of magnetic charge domains in thermally activated but out-of-equilibrium artificial spin ice

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Montaigne, F ^a   Lacour, D ^a   Chioar, I A ^b,c   Rougemaille, N ^b,c   Louis, D ^a   Murtry, S Mc ^a   Riahi, H ^a   Burgos, B Santos ^d   Mentes T O ^d   Locatelli, A ^d   Canals, B ^b,c   Hehn, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE CRISTALLOGRAPHIE   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84904488989     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05702     Document Type: Article

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