Magnetic structures at the ferromagnetic NiFe and antiferromagnetic NiMn interface in exchange-biased films: Role of noncollinear magnetism and roughness

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Nakamura, Kohji ^a   Freeman, A J ^a   Wang, Ding sheng ^a,b   Zhong, Lieping ^c   Fernandez de Castro, Juan ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^c SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85038277889     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.012402     Document Type: Article

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