MAGNETIC MATERIALS GROUP PUBLICATIONS

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• Giant Magnetoresistance of electrodeposited CoNiCu/Cu multilayers
  L.H. Bennett, R.D. McMichael, L.J. Swartzendruber, S. Hua, D.S. Lashmore, and A.J. Shapiro
  Appl. Phys. Lett., 66 (7), 888-890 (1995).
  Contact: larry.bennett@nist.gov
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• Effect of Sm2 BaCuO5 on the properties of sintered (bulk) YBa2Cu3O6+X
  M.D. Hill, J.E. Blendell, C.K. Chiang,L.H. Bennett, J.J. Ritter, L. Chacon, J.F. Kelly, W. Wong-Ng
  Physica C, 125,361-365 (1995).
  Contact: larry.bennett@nist.gov
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• Artifacts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging from Metals
  L.H. Bennett, P.S. Wang and M.J. Donahue
  Journal of Applied Physics, 79, (1996).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (640050 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (135646 bytes).
  
  
• Dynamics of Domain Structure in Magnetic Multilayers
  L.H. Bennett, R.D. McMichael, L.J. Swartzendruber, S. Hua, D.S. Lashmore, and A.J. Shapiro
  IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 31, no. 6, (1995).
  Contact: larry.bennett@nist.gov
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• Is there a paramagnetic Meissner-Ochsenfeld effect?
  U. Atzmony, L.H. Bennett, L.J. Swartzendruber
  IEEE transactions on magnetics, 31 no.6,4118-4120 (1995).
  Contact: larry.bennett@nist.gov
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• Direct experimental study of domain structure in magnetic multilayers
  V.I. Nikitenko, V.S. Gornakov, L.M. Dedukh, L.H. Bennett, R.D. McMichael, L.J. Swartzendruber, S. Hua, D.L. Lashmore, and A.J. Shapiro
  Materials Research Society, 79, 5277-5281 (1996).
  Contact: v.i.nikitenko@nist.gov
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• Giant Magnetoresistance of electrodeposited CoNiCu/Cu multilayers
  S.Z. Hua, L. Salamanca-Riba, L.H. Bennett, L.J. Swartzendruber, R.D. McMichael, D.S. Lashmore, and M. Schlesinger
  Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, Vol33, Nos10/11, 1643-1646 (1995).
  Contact: larry.bennett@nist.gov
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• Giant Magnetoresistance of electrodeposited CoNiCu/Cu multilayers
  L.H. Bennett, L.J. Swartzendruber, L. Takacs, J. Weissmuller, L.A. Bendersky, and A.J. Shapiro
  Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, Vol33, Nos10/11, 1717-1724 (1995).
  Contact: larry.bennett@nist.gov
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• Magneto-Optical Indicator Film Study of the Magnetization of a Symmetric Spin Valve
  V.I. Nikitenko, V.S. Gornakov, L.H. Bennett, P.J. Chen, et al.
  IEEE Trans. Mag., 32, 4639-4641 (1996).
  Contact: lawrence.bennett@nist.gov
  Abstract, Gzip-compressed PostScript (1359064 bytes).
  
  
• Investigation of Domain Wall Formation and Motion in Magnetic Multilayers
  L.H. Bennett, M.J. Donahue, A.J. Shapiro, H.J. Brown, V.S.Gornakov and V.I. Nikitenko
  Physica B, 233, 356-364 (1997).
  Contact: lawrence.bennett@nist.gov
  Abstract, Gzip-compressed PostScript (4580491 bytes).
  
  
• Experimental Study of Magnetization Reversal Processes in Nonsymmetric Spin Valve
  V.S. Gornakov, V.I. Nikitenko, L.H. Bennett, H.J. Brown, et al.
  Journal of Applied Physics, 81, 5215-5217 (1997).
  Contact: lawrence.bennett@nist.gov
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• Complementary Imaging of Granular Co-Ag Films with Magneto-Optical Indicator Film Technique and Magnetic Force Microscopy
  M.J. Donahue, L.H. Bennett, V.I. Nikitenko et al.
  Journal of Applied Physics, 79, 5315-5317 (1996).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, Gzip-compressed PostScript (661477 bytes).
  
  
• Image Recognition with Occlusions
  Tyng-Luh Liu, Mike Donahue, Davi Geiger, and Robert Hummel
  Proc. 4th European Conf. on Computer Vision --- ECCV '96 (London), 556-565 (April 1996).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, Gzip-compressed PostScript (301745 bytes).
  
  
• Exchange Energy Representations in Computational Micromagnetics
  M.J. Donahue and R.D. McMichael
  Physica B Proceedings, 233, 272-278 (1997).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (555135 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (66950 bytes).
  
  
• Sparse Representations for Image Decomposition with Occlusions
  Mike Donahue, Davi Geiger, Robert Hummel and Tyng-Luh Liu
  Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition --- CVPR '96 (San Fransisco, 7-12 (June 1996).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, Gzip-compressed PostScript (211148 bytes).
  
  
• Spin Reorientation Transitions and Domain Structure in Magnetic Multilayers
  V.I. Nikitenko, L.M. Dedukh, V.S. Gornakov, Yu.P. Kabanov, L.H. Bennett, M.J. Donahue, L.J. Swartzendruber, A.J. Shapiro, H.J. Brown
  IEEE Trans. Mag., 33, 3661-3663 (1997).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (1473899 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (965357 bytes).
  
  
• Rates of Convex Approximation in Non-Hilbert Spaces
  M.J. Donahue, L. Gurvits, C. Darken, and E. Sontag
  Constructive Approximation, 13, 187-220 (1997).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (349461 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (117848 bytes).
  
  
• A Variational Approach to Exchange Energy Calculations in Micromagnetics
  M.J. Donahue
  Journal of Applied Physics, 83, 6491-6493 (1998).
  Contact: michael.donahue@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (349173 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (94470 bytes).
  
  
• Magnetoresistance values exceeding 21% in symmetric spin valves
  W.F. Egelhoff, Jr.,T. Ha, R.D.K. Misra, Y. Kadmon,J. Nir, C.J. Powell, M.D. Stiles, R.D. McMichael, C.-L. Lin, J.M. Sivertsen, J.H.Judy, K. Takano, A.E. Berkowitz, T.C. Anthony, and J.A. Brug
  Journal of Applied Physics, 78, 273-277 (1995).
  Contact: william.egelhoff@nist.gov
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• Low-temperature growth of giant magnetoresistance spin valves
  W.F. Egelhoff, Jr., P.J. Chen, R.D.K. Misra, T. Ha, Y Kadmon, C.J. Powell, M.D. Stiles, R.D. McMichael, C.-L. Lin, J.M. Sivertsen, and J.H. Judy
  Journal of Applied Physics, 79, 282-290 (1996).
  Contact: william.egelhoff@nist.gov
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• Growth of giant magnetoresistance spin valves using indium as a surfactant
  W.F. Egelhoff, Jr., P.J. Chen, C.J. Powell, M.D. Stiles, and R.D. McMichael
  Journal of Applied Physics, 79, 2491-2496 (1996).
  Contact: william.egelhoff@nist.gov
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• Optimizing the giant magnetoresistance of symmetric and bottom spin valves (invited)
  W.F. Egelhoff, Jr., P.J. Chen, C.J. Powell, M.D. Stiles, R.D. McMichael,C.-L. Lin, J.M. Sivertsen, J.H. Judy, K. Takano, A.E. Berkowitz, T.C. Anthony, and J.A. Brug
  Journal of Applied Physics, 79, 5277-5281 (1996).
  Contact: william.egelhoff@nist.gov
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• Origins of Coercivity Increase in Annealed Symmetric Spin Valves
  R.D. McMichael, T. Watanabe, J.A. Dura, J.A. Borchers, P.J. Chen, H.J. Brown and W.F. Egelhoff, Jr.
  IEEE Trans. Mag., 32, 4636-4638 (1996).
  Contact: robert.mcmichael@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (614865 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (53517 bytes).
  
  
• Improved thermal stability of GMR spin valve films
  R.D. McMichael, W.F. Egelhoff, Jr., and Minh Ha
  Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 384, 397, 1996
  Contact: robert.mcmichael@nist.gov
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• Anomalous properties of spin valves at elevated temperatures
  R.D. McMichael, P.J. Chen, and W.F. Egelhoff, Jr.
  IEEE Trans. Mag., 33, 3589, (1997).
  Contact: rmcmichael@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (100059 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (23281 bytes).
  
  
• Head to head domain wall structures in thin magnetic strips
  R. D. McMichael and M. J. Donahue
  IEEE Trans. Mag., 33, 4167-4169 (1997).
  Contact: rmcmichael@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (259817 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (48184 bytes).
  
  
• Ferromagnetic resonance linewidth in thin films coupled to NiO
  R. D. McMichael, M. D. Stiles, P. J. Chen, and W. F. Egelhoff, Jr.
  J. Appl. Phys, 83, 7037-7039 (1998).
  Contact: rmcmichael@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (476365 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (122302 bytes).
  
  
• Comparison of Magnetostatic Field Calculation Methods on 2-D Square Grids as Applied to a Micromagnetic Standard Problem
  R. D. McMichael, M. J. Donahue, D. G. Porter and J. Eicke
  Journal of Applied Physics, 85, 5816-5818 (1999).
  Contact: rmcmichael@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (11102941 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (554653 bytes).
  
  
• Ferromagnetic resonance studies of NiO-coupled thin films of Ni₈₀Fe₂₀
  R. D. McMichael, M. D. Stiles, P. J. Chen, and W. F. Egelhoff, Jr.
  Phys. Rev. B, 58, 8605 (1998).
  Contact: rmcmichael@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (383280 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (79118 bytes).
  
  
• Model for exchange bias in poycrystalline ferromagnet-antiferromagnet bilayers
  M. D. Stiles and R. D. McMichael
  Phys. Rev. B, 59, 3722-3733 (1999).
  Contact: rmcmichael@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (1306154 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (278742 bytes).
  
  
• Viewpoint Update: Nanocrystalline and Nanophase Materials
  R.D. Shull
  J. Nanostructured Materials (Dec 1995)
  Contact: robert.shull@nist.gov
  Abstract, PostScript (45275 bytes), Gzip-compressed PostScript (13060 bytes).
  
  
• Nanocomposites containing nanoclusters of Fe2P or v-Fe2O3
  C.M. Lukehart, Stephen B. Milne, S.R. Stock, R.D. Shull, James E. Wittig
  Materials Science and Engineering, A204, 176-180(1996).
  Contact: robert.shull@nist.gov
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• Identification of a High Temperature Magnetic Phase Transition in Ball-Milled Nanocrystalline Fe-Cu Alloys
  R.D. Shull, J.P. Cline, I. Baker and F. Liu
  Journal of Applied Physics, 79, 6028-6030 (1996).
  Contact: robert.shull@nist.gov
  Abstract, Gzip-compressed PostScript (146695 bytes).