Néel wall

noun

A narrow transition region between magnetic domains, such that the magnetization smoothly rotates from the direction of magnetization within the first domain to the direction of magnetization within the second.

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Meanings

nounNéel wall (plural Néel walls)

plural Néel walls

  1. A narrow transition region between magnetic domains, such that the magnetization smoothly rotates from the direction of magnetization within the first domain to the direction of magnetization within the second.

Origin

Named after the French physicist Louis Néel.

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