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Nucleation Fields in Periodic Multilayers
Author(s) -
Nieber S.,
Kronmüller H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.2221530138
Subject(s) - nucleation , condensed matter physics , planar , anisotropy , magnetic field , physics , field (mathematics) , periodic potential , materials science , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , thermodynamics , pure mathematics , computer graphics (images) , computer science
The linearized micromagnetic equation for inhomogeneous nucleation in planar soft magnetic regions is derived and interpreted as a one‐dimensional Schrödinger equation. Based on the Kronig‐Penney model of quantum mechanics, the nucleation field for a periodic multilayer composed of two alternating layers with different crystalline anisotropies is determined.