Publications

These are some selected publications of the FORC group. We have added a link to the respective journal reference as well as a pdf version of each manuscript, if available.

• C. R. Pike, A. P. Roberts, and K. L. Verosub. Characterizing interactions in fine magnetic particle systems using first order reversal curves, J. Appl. Phys., 85, 6660, 1999. (PDF)
• C. R. Pike and A. Fernandez. An investigation of magnetic reversal in submicron-scale Co dots using first order reversal curve diagrams, J. Appl. Phys., 85, 6668, 1999. (PDF).
• F. Pázmándi, G. Zaránd, and G. T. Zimányi. Self-Organized criticality in the hysteresis of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model, Phy. Rev. Lett., 83, 1034, 1999. (PDF)
• A. P. Roberts, C. R. Pike, and K. L. Verosub. First-order reversal curve diagrams: A new tool for characterizing the magnetic properties of natural samples, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28461, 2000. (PDF)
• C. R. Pike, A. P. Roberts, and K. L. Verosub. First-order reversal curve diagrams and thermal relaxation effects in magnetic particles, Geophys. J. Int., 145, 721, 2001. (PDF)
• C. R. Pike, A. P. Roberts, M. J. Dekkersc, and K. L. Verosub. An investigation of multi-domain hysteresis mechanisms using FORC diagrams, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 126, 11, 2001. (PDF)
• G. Zaránd, F. Pázmándi, K. F. Pal, and G. T. Zimányi. Using Hysteresis for Optimization, Phy. Rev. Lett.. 89, 150201, 2002. (PDF)
• H. G. Katzgraber, F. Pázmándi, C. R. Pike, Kai Liu, R. T. Scalettar, K. L. Verosub, and G. T. Zimányi. Reversal-field memory in the hysteresis of spin-glasses, Phys. Rev. Lett., 89, 257202, 2002. (PDF)
• A. Stancu, C. Pike, L. Stoleriu, P. Postolache, D. Cimpoesu. Micromagnetic and Preisach analysis of the first order reversal curves (FORC) diagram, Journal of Applied Physics, 93, 6620-2, 2003. (PDF)
• C. R. Pike. First-order reversal-curve diagrams and reversible magnetization, Physical Review B, 68, 04424-1-5, 2003. (PDF)
• J. E. Davies, O. Hellwig, E. E. Fullerton, G. Denbeaux, J. B. Kortright and Kai Liu. Magnetization reversal of Co/Pt multilayers: microscopic origin of high field magnetic irreversibility, Physical Review B, 70, 224434, 2004. (PDF)
• C. R. Pike, C. A. Ross, R. T. Scalettar, and G. Zimanyi. First-order reversal curve diagram analysis of a perpendicular nickel nanopillar array, Physical Review B, 71, 134407, 2005. (PDF)
• J. E. Davies, O. Hellwig, E. E. Fullerton, J. S. Jiang, S. D. Bader, G. T. Zimanyi, and Kai Liu, Anisotropy dependence of irreversible switching in Fe/SmCo and FeNi/FePt exchange spring magnet films, Applied Physics Letters, 86, 262503-1-3, 2005. (PDF)
• J. E. Davies, J. Wu, C. Leighton, Kai Liu. Magnetization reversal and nanoscopic magnetic-phase separation in La1-xSrxCoO3. Physical Review B, 72, 134419-1-8, 2005. (PDF)

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