Bimagnetic microwires and nanowires: Synthesis and characterization

Magnetic Nano- and Microwires: Design, Synthesis, Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 275-309

  Badini Confalonieri, G ^a   Navas, D ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bimagnetic microwires; Bimagnetic nanowires; Core shell; Magnetic coupling; Magnetization reversal

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; NANOWIRES;

APPROPRIATE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE FIBERS; CORE/SHELL; MAGNETOELASTIC INTERACTIONS; MICRO WIRE; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; WIRE GEOMETRIES;

WIRE;

EID: 84963971077     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100164-6.00009-6     Document Type: Chapter

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