Publications

MRSEC-Supported Publications

April 2004 - March 2005

a. Primary MRSEC Support
b. Partial MRSEC Support
c. Shared Facilities

publications

 

a. Primary MRSEC Support—IRG 1

1. M. Chipara, R. Skomski, S.-H. Liou, P. A. Dowben, and S. Adenwalla, “On the Absence of Bipolarons in Manganese Perovskites,” Materials Letters 59, 297-301 (2005).
2. L. Gao, D. Q. Feng, L. Yuan, T. Yokota, R. Sabirianov, S.-H. Liou, M. D. Chabot, D. Porpora, and J. Moreland, “A Study of Magnetic Interactions of Ni80 Fe20 Arrays using Ultra-Sensitive Microcantilever Torque Magnetometry,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7010 (2004).
3. L. Gao, L. P. Yue, T. Yokota, R. Skomski, S.-H. Liou, H. Takahoshi, H. Saito, and S. Ishio, “Focused Ion Beam Milled CoPt Magnetic Force Microscopy Tips for High Resolution Domain Images,” IEEE Trans. Magn. 40, 2194-2196 (2004).
4. L. Gao, L. Yuan, L. Nicholl, R. Sabiryanov, Z. Y. Liu, S. Adenwalla, and S.-H. Liou, “Domain Structure and Magnetoresistance in Ni81Fe19 Zigzag Wires,” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 272-276, 1301 (2004).
5. A. Kashyap, R. Skomski, A. K. Solanki, Y. F. Xu, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Magnetism of L10 Compounds with the Composition MT (M = Rh, Pd, Pt, Ir and T = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni),” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7480-7482 (2004).
6. Z. Y. Liu, Lanping Yue, D. J. Keavney, and S. Adenwalla, “Oscillatory Interlayer Exchange Coupling in [Pt/Co]n/NiO/[Co/Pt]n Multilayers with Perpendicular Anisotropy: Dependence on NiO and Pt Layer Thicknesses,” Phys. Rev. B 70, 224423 (2004).
7. X. Rui, J. E. Shield, Z. Sun, Y. Xu, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Cluster-Assembled Nanocomposite Permanent Magnets,” in High Performance Magnets & Their Applications, Annecy, France, Vol. 1, pgs. 332-340 (2004).
8. D. J. Sellmyer, M. L. Yan, Y. F. Xu, and R. Skomski, “High-Anisotropy Nanocluster Films for High-Density Perpendicular Recording,” IEEE Trans. Mag. 41, 560 (2005).
9. R. Skomski and D. J. Sellmyer, “Coercivity in Hard-Magnetic Materials: a Review,” in High Performance Magnets & Their Applications, Annecy, France, Vol. 2, pgs. 429-441 (2004).
10. R. Skomski, “Nanomagnetic Scaling,” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 272-276, 1476-1481 (2004).
11. R. Skomski, J. Zhou, A. Kashyap, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Domain-Wall Pinning at Inhomogenities of Arbitrary Cross-Sectional Geometry,” IEEE Trans. Mag. 40, 2946 (2004).
12. R. Skomski, A. Y. Istomin, A. F. Starace, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Quantum Entanglement of Anisotropic Magnetic Nanodots,” Phys. Rev. A 70, Art. No. 062307 (2004).
13. R. Skomski, A. Kashyap, K. D. Sorge, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Multidomain and Incoherent Effects in Magnetic Nanodots,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7022-7024 (2004).
14. K. D. Sorge, A. Kashyap, R. Skomski, L. Yue, L. Gao, R. D. Kirby, S.-H. Liou, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Interactions and Switching Behavior of Anisotropic Magnetic Dots,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7414-7416 (2004).
15. Y. C. Sui, J. Zhou, X. Z. Li, R. Skomski, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Growth and Magnetism of FePt:C Composites in Nanoscale Channels,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 6741-6743 (2004).
16. Y. F. Xu, M. L. Yan, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Nanostructure and Magnetic Properties of FePt:C Cluster Films,” IEEE Trans. Mag. 40, 2525 (2004).
17. M. L. Yan, R. F. Sabirianov, Y. F. Xu, X. Z. Li, and D. J. Sellmyer, “L10 Ordered FePt:C Composite Films with (001) Texture,” IEEE Trans. Mag. 40, 2470 (2004).
18. M. L. Yan, R. Skomski, A. Kashyap, L. Gao, S.-H. Liou, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Hysteresis of Granular FePt:Ag Films with Perpendicular Anisotropy,” IEEE Trans. Mag. 40, 2495 (2004).
19. T. Yokota, L. Gao, S.-H. Liou, M. L. Yan, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Effect of Au Spacer Layer on L10 Phase Ordering Temperature of CoPt Thin Films,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7270 (2004).
20. T. Yokota, M. Yan, Y. Xu, L. Gao, R. Zhang, L. Nicholl, L. Yuan, R. Skomski, D. J. Sellmyer, and S.-H. Liou, “The Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy of CoPt/Au Multilayer Films,” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 286, 301 (2005).
21. J. Zhou, A. Kashyap, Y. Liu, R. Skomski, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Magnetization Reversal and Giant Coercivity in Sm-Co/Cu-Ti Particulate Films,” IEEE Trans. Mag. 40, 2940 (2004).

a. Primary MRSEC Support—IRG 2

22. Ch. Binek and B. Doudin, “Magnetoelectronics with Magnetoelectrics,” J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17 L39–L44 (2005).
23. L. Cai, H. Qu, C. Lu, S. Ducharme, P. A. Dowben, and J. Zhang, “The Surface Structure of Ultra-Thin P(VDF-TrFE) Copolymer Films on Graphite,” Phys. Rev. B 70, 155411 (2004).
24. A. N. Caruso, R. Rajesh, G. Gallup, J. Redepenning, and P. A. Dowben, “Orientation and Bonding of 4,4’-Biphenyldiisocyanide,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B108, 6910 (2004).
25. P. A. Dowben and R. Skomski, “Are Half-Metallic Ferromagnets Half Metals? (invited),” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7453-7458 (2004).
26. Ya. B. Losovyj, I. N. Yakovkin, Hae-Kyung Jeong, David Wisbey, and P. A. Dowben, “Lattice-Stiffening Transition in Gadolinium Chains on Furrowed (112) Surfaces,” J. Phys. Cond. Matter. 16 4711-4724 (2004).
27. Ya. B. Losovyj, S. M. Zuber, and P. A. Dowben, “Band Structure Symmetry Effects in Gd Multilayers Grown on W(112),” Vacuum 74, 147-151 (2004).
28. Ya. B. Losovyj, I. N. Yakovkin, and P. A. Dowben, “The Development of the Gadolinium Surface State,” Vacuum 74, 191-194 (2004).
29. Hae-Kyung Jeong, R. Skomski, C. Waldfried, Takashi Komesu, P. A. Dowben, and E. Vescovo, “The Effective Spin Dependent Debye Temperature of Gd(0001),” Physics Letters A 324, 242-246 (2004).
30. L. G. Wang, E. Y. Tsymbal, and S. S. Jaswal, “First-Principles Study of Adsorption of Methanethiol on Co(0001),” Phys. Rev. B 70, 075410 (2004).
31. L. G. Wang, E. Y. Tsymbal, and S. S. Jaswal, “Structural and Magnetic Properties of Clean and Methylthiolate-Adsorbed Co(0001) Surfaces: A First-Principles Study,” J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 286, 119–123 (2005).
32. C.-S. Yang, C. Zhang, J. Redepenning, and B. Doudin, “Anisotropy Magnetoresistance of Quantum Ballistic Nickel Nanocontacts,” J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 286, 186-190 (2005).
33. C.-S. Yang, C. Zhang, J. Redepenning, and B. Doudin, “In-Situ Magnetoresistance of Ni Nanocontacts,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2865-2867 (2004).

b. Partial MRSEC Support—Seeds

34. M. A. Morales, D. S. Williams, P. M. Shand, C. Stark, T. M. Pekarek, L. P. Yue, V. Petkov, and D. L. Leslie-Pelecky, “Disorder-Induced Depression of the Curie Temperature in Mechanically Milled GdAl2,” Phys. Rev. B 70, 184407 (2004).
35. J. Panyam, D. Williams, A. Dash, D. L. Leslie-Pelecky, and V. Labhasetwar, “Solid-State Solubility Influences Encapsulation and Release of Hydrophobic Drugs from PLGA/PLA Nanoparticles,” J. Pharm. Sci. 93(7), 1804-1814 (2004).
36. J. Shi, Y. F. Lu, X. Y. Chen, R. S. Cherukuri, K. K. Mendu, H. Wang, and N. Batta, “Phase-Graded Deposition of Diamond-Like Carbon on Nanotips by Near-Field Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition,”Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 131918 (1-3) (2005).

b. Partial MRSEC Support—IRG 1

37. S. Aich, J. E. Shield, A. Hsaio, and L. H. Lewis, “Magnetization Processes in Melt Spun Sm-Co Alloys with the TbCu7-Type Structure,” IEEE Trans. Magn. 40, 2913 (2004).
38. S. Aich and J. E. Shield, “Structure and Properties of Rapidly Solidified Sm-Co Alloys,” in High Performance Magnets & Their Applications, Annecy, France, Vol. 1, pgs. 242-249 (2004).
39. J. D. Burton, A. Kashyap, M. Ye. Zhuravlev, R. Skomski, E. Y. Tsymbal, S. S. Jaswal, O. N. Mryasov, and R. W. Chantrell, "Field-Controlled Domain-Wall Resistance in Magnetic Nanojunctions," Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 251-253 (2004).
40. X. Z. Li, J. Zhang, and D. J. Sellmyer, “TEM Study of Crystalline Structures of Cr-N Thin Films,” J. Appl. Cryst. 37, 1010-1012 (2004).
41. A. K. Pradhan, S. Mohanty, Kai Zhang, J. B. Dadson, E. M. Jackson, D. Hunter, R. R. Rakhimov, G. B. Loutts, J. Zhang, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Integration of Epitaxial Colossal Magnetoresistive Films Onto Si(100) Using SrTiO3 as a Template Layer,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 012503 (2005).
42. R. F. Sabirianov, A. Kashyap, R. Skomski, S. S. Jaswal, and D. J. Sellmyer, “First Principles of Transition-Metal Substitutions in Sm-Co Permanent Magnets,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 2286-2288 (2004).
43. Silvia Signoretti, Conradin Beeli, and Sy-Hwang Liou, “Electron Holography Quantitative Measurements on Magnetic Force Microscopy Probes,” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 272-276, 2167 (2004).
44. J. E. Shield, Y. Liu, R. Marr, Z. Chen, and B. M. Ma, “The Effect of Different Transition Metal Additions on the Microstructure and Properties of Nanocomposite Pr-Fe-B Permanent Magnets,” IEEE Trans. Magn. 40, 2901 (2004).
45. J. E. Shield, Y. Liu, and R. Marr, “Novel Nanostructures in Microalloyed Pr-Fe-B Nanocomposite Permanent Magnets,” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 284, L1-L6 (2004).
46. J. E. Shield, S. Aich, V. K. Ravindran, A. Hsiao, and L. H. Lewis, “Rapidly Solidified Nanocomposite SmCo7/fcc Co Permanent Magnets,” Scripta Mat. 52, 75-78 (2004).
47. Y. C. Sui, R. Skomski, K. D. Sorge, and D. J. Sellmyer, “Magnetic Nanotubes Produced by Hydrogen Reduction,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7151-7153 (2004).
48. M. Ye. Zhuravlev, E. Y. Tsymbal, and S. S. Jaswal, “Exchange Model for Oscillatory Interlayer Coupling and Induced Unidirectional Anisotropy in [Pt/Co](3)/NiO/[Pt/Co](3) Mutilayers,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 219703 (2004).
49. M. Ye. Zhuravlev, E. Y. Tsymbal, and A. V. Vedyayev, “Impurity-Assisted Interlayer Exchange Coupling across a Tunnel Barrier,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 026806 (2005).

b. Partial MRSEC Support—IRG 2

50. M. Bai, A. V. Sorokin, M. Poulsen, S. Ducharme, C. M. Herzinger, S. P. Palto, S. G. Yudin, and V. M. Fridkin, “Determination of the Optical Dispersion in Ferroelectric Vinylidene Fluoride (70%)/Trifluoroethylene (30%) Copolymer Langmuir-Blodgett Films,” J. Appl. Phys. 95, 3372-76 (2004).
51. K. D. Belashchenko, E. Y. Tsymbal, M. van Schilfgaarde, D. Stewart, I. I. Oleinik, and S. S. Jaswal, “Effect of Interface Bonding on Spin-Dependent Tunneling from the Oxidized Co Surface,” Phys. Rev. B 69, 174408 (2004).
52. K. D. Belashchenko, E. Y. Tsymbal, M. van Schilfgaarde, D. A. Stewart, I. I. Oleinik, and S. S. Jaswal, “Spin-Dependent Tunneling from Clean and Oxidized Co Surfaces,” J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 272–276, 1954–1955 (2004).
53. Chun-gang Duan, W. N. Mei, Wei-Guo Yin, Jianjun Liu, J. R. Hardy, S. Ducharme, and P. A. Dowben, “Simulations of Ferroelectric Polymer Film Polarization: the Role of Dipole Interactions,” Phys. Rev. B 69, art. no. 235106 (2004).
54. P. A. Jacobson, L. G. Rosa, C. M. Othon, K. L. Kraemer, A. V. Sorokin, S. Ducharme, and P. A. Dowben, “Water Absorption and Dielectric Changes in Crystalline Poly(vinylidene Fluoride-trifluoroethylene) Copolymer Films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 88-90 (2004).
55. H.-K. Jeong, T. Komesu, Cheol-Soo Yang, and P. A. Dowben, “Photoemission Forward Scattering from ErAs(100)/GaAs (100),” Materials Letters 58, 2993-2996 (2004).
56. Christina M. Othon and S. Ducharme, “Electron Irradiation Effects on the Switching Behavior of a Ferroelectric Polymer,” Ferroelectrics 304, 9-12 (2004).

c. Shared Facilities