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Authors:	Nembach, H. , Bauer, H. , Shaw, J. M., Schneider, M. , Silva, T. J.
Title:	Microwave assisted magnetic reversal in Ni80Fe20 nanoelements
Published:	July 06, 2009
Abstract:	We studied the microwave assisted magnetic reversal in 65×71 nm2 elliptical Ni80Fe20 nanomagnets with a thickness of 10 nm. Hysteresis curves were measured by magneto-optical Kerr effect for a range of microwave frequencies and amplitudes. We observe a strong reduction in the coercive field when the microwave frequency coincides with the experimentally determined ferromagnetic resonance frequency in the switching region. This process occurs despite a small microwave amplitude relative to the coercive field. The experimental results were compared to numerical simulations and show good agreement.
Citation:	Applied Physics Letters
Volume:	95
Issue:
Pages:	pp. 1-3
Keywords:	nanomagnetics, magnetic recording, microwave assisted magnetic reversal, magnetic switching, energy assisted magnetic reversal
Research Area:	Nanomagnetics;
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