Title :
Determination of activation volumes in perpendicular media
Author :
Dutson, J. ; O´Grady, K. ; Lu, B. ; Kubota, Y. ; Platt, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., York Univ., UK
fDate :
March 30 2003-April 3 2003
Abstract :
In this paper, we show that a more simple strategy of determining the fluctuation field and hence the activation volume at a constant value of M can be used. The magnetic thin film having perpendicular anisotropy are being considered for application as perpendicular media.
Keywords :
chromium alloys; cobalt alloys; magnetic multilayers; magnetic thin films; magnetisation reversal; metallic superlattices; metallic thin films; perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; platinum alloys; CoCrPt; activation volumes; magnetic fluctuation field; magnetic thin film; perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; perpendicular media; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Chromium alloys; Coercive force; Fluctuations; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetization; Perpendicular magnetic recording; Physics; Transistors; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2003. INTERMAG 2003. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7647-1
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2003.1230497
