Ultra-low energy threshold engineering for all-optical switching of magnetization in dielectric-coated Co/Gd based synthetic-ferrimagnet
@article{Li2021UltralowET, title={Ultra-low energy threshold engineering for all-optical switching of magnetization in dielectric-coated Co/Gd based synthetic-ferrimagnet}, author={Pingzhi Li and Mark J.G. Peeters and Youri L. W. van Hees and Reinoud Lavrijsen and Bert Koopmans}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, year={2021} }
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