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Magnetic Domains in Ultrathin Epitaxial Films Observed by Spin-Polarized Scanning Electron Microscopy

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The investigation of domain structures and domain walls is of major importance for the interpretation of numerous properties of ferromagnets, such as the balance between exchange, magnetostatic, and crystalline anisotropy energy, as well as for applications in magnetic technology. The experimental progress made in the past few years has made the growth of ultrathin magnetic layers down to a single monolayer possible.

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  1. IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory, 8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

    R. Allenspach

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  1. IBM Research Division, Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, USA

    Robin F. C. Farrow

  2. Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Grenoble, France

    Bernard Dieny

  3. Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Garching b. München, Germany

    Markus Donath

  4. Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France

    Albert Fert

  5. IBM Corporation, San Jose, California, USA

    B. D. Hermsmeier

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Allenspach, R. (1993). Magnetic Domains in Ultrathin Epitaxial Films Observed by Spin-Polarized Scanning Electron Microscopy. In: Farrow, R.F.C., Dieny, B., Donath, M., Fert, A., Hermsmeier, B.D. (eds) Magnetism and Structure in Systems of Reduced Dimension. NATO ASI Series, vol 309. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1519-1_4

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