Magnetization reversal of the domain structure in the anti-perovskite nitride Co3FeN investigated by high-resolution X-ray microscopy.

Autor: Hajiri, T., Finizio, S., Vafaee, M., Kuroki, Y., Ando, H., Sakakibara, H., Kleibert, A., Howald, L., Kronast, F., Ueda, K., Asano, H., Kläui, M.
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 5/14/2016, Vol. 119 Issue 18, p183901-1-183901-6, 6p, 3 Diagrams, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: We performed X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) photoemission electron microscopy imaging to reveal the magnetic domain structure of anti-perovskite nitride Co3FeN exhibiting a negative spin polarization. In square and disc patterns, we systematically and quantitatively determined the statistics of the stable states as a function of geometry. By direct imaging during the application of a magnetic field, we revealed the magnetic reversal process in a spatially resolved manner. We compared the hysteresis on the continuous area and the square patterns from the magnetic field-dependent XMCD ratio, which can be explained as resulting from the effect of the shape anisotropy, present in nanostructured thin films. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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