Interlayer Exchange Coupling in Full Heusler $\hbox{Co}_{2}\hbox{FeSi/Cr/Co}_{2}\hbox{FeSi}$ Epitaxial Trilayer Structures

Autor: Yuya Sakuraba, S. Bosu, Kesami Saito, Hai Wang, Koki Takanashi
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 46:2052-2055
ISSN: 0018-9464
DOI: 10.1109/tmag.2010.2045642
Popis: Interlayer exchange coupling was investigated in Co2FeSi(20 nm)/Cr(tCr = 0.6 to 3 nm)/Co2FeSi(7 nm) epitaxial trilayer structures by M - H loop measurement and using a numerical simulation method. The epitaxial growth and the presence of partial B2 ordering in Co2FeSi films were confirmed from the XRD patterns. The bilinear coupling parameter J1 and 90° coupling parameter J2 were determined from the numerical simulation of M - H loops for trilayers. The absence of 180° coupling and the presence of dominating 90° coupling were observed from the comparison between the numerical simulations and measured M - H loops within a wide range of spacer thickness. The strength of the 90° coupling was found to vary with the spacer thickness and only a peak of J2 was observed at tCr = 1.2 nm.
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