Quantitative Decoding of Interactions in Tunable Nanomagnet Arrays Using First Order Reversal Curves

Dustin A. Gilbert; Gergely T. Zimanyi; Randy K. Dumas; Michael Winklhofer; Alicia Gomez; Nasim Eibagi; J. L. Vicent; Kai Liu

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Quantitative Decoding of Interactions in Tunable Nanomagnet Arrays Using First Order Reversal Curves

Dustin A. Gilbert Gergely T. Zimanyi Randy K. Dumas Michael Winklhofer Alicia Gomez Nasim Eibagi J. L. Vicent Kai Liu

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Dustin A. Gilbert, Gergely T. Zimanyi, Randy K. Dumas, et al. (2014). Quantitative Decoding of Interactions in Tunable Nanomagnet Arrays Using First Order Reversal Curves. Scientific Reports, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04204

Quantitative Decoding of Interactions in Tunable Nanomagnet Arrays Using First Order Reversal Curves

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