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Modification of Magnetic Coupling in Antiferromagnetically Coupled Bilayers Due to the Existence of Ferromagnetic Pin Holes.

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We have calculated numerical simulations and analytical solutions of the influence of a pin hole on the magnetization curves of multilayer systems. The magnetization curves we obtained can be described by a biquadratic coupling model and are close to the experimental curves.

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Bobo, J., Fischer, H. & Piecuch, M. Modification of Magnetic Coupling in Antiferromagnetically Coupled Bilayers Due to the Existence of Ferromagnetic Pin Holes.. MRS Online Proceedings Library 313, 467–472 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-313-467

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