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Das, P., Bajpai, A., Ohno, Y., Ohno, H., Müller, J. |
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Journal of Applied Physics; Sep2012, Vol. 112 Issue 5, p053921, 4p, 3 Graphs |
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We investigate the influence of naturally grown 2-5 nm thin surface layer of antiferromagnetic (AFM) Cr2O3 on the half metallic ferromagnet CrO2 by measuring the magnetic behavior of a single micro-crystal. The temperature variation of the magnetic stray fields of the micro-crystal measured by micro-Hall magnetometry shows an anomalous increase below ∼60 K. We find clear evidence that this behavior is due to the influence of the AFM surface layer. The average amplitude of the Barkahausen jumps exhibits a similar temperature dependence indicating that the AFM surface layer plays a role in defining the potential landscape seen by the domain configuration in the ferromagnetic grain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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