Order and phase nucleation in nonequilibrium nanocomposite Fe-Pt thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
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C. Clavero,1,2,* J. R. Skuza,3 J. M. García-Martín,2 A. Cebollada,2 D. A. Walko,4 and R. A. Lukaszew1,3 1Department of Applied Science, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA 2Instituto de Microelectrónica de Madrid, IMM (CNM-CSIC), Tres Cantos, Madrid 28760, Spain 3Department of Physics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA 4Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA Received 10 December 2008; revised manuscript received 24 February 2009; published 31 March 2009
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