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The magnetoresistance (MR) associated with domain boundaries has been investigated in microfabricated bcc Fe (0.65 to 20 $\mu$m linewidth) wires with controlled stripe domains. Domain configurations have been characterized using magnetic…
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Small metallic grains which satisfy the conditions of the universal Hamiltonian are considered. It is shown that for such grains the effects of the interactions in the spin channel and in the Cooper channel on their spin magnetization are…
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Several recent experimental studies have confirmed the possibility of switching the magnetization direction in the small magnetic domains by pumping large spin-polarized currents through them. On the basis of equations proposed by…
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