Tailoring perpendicular magnetic coupling by XMCD

Autor: Y. U. Idzerda, R. Snow, H. Bhatkar, A. T. N’Diaye, E. A. Arenholz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 7, Iss 5, Pp 056306-056306-5 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.4974022
Popis: The elemental perpendicular magnetic anisotropy constants of both elements of a 20 nm bcc Co88Mn12 alloy film grown on MgO(001) and capped with Al, have been determined. By fitting a Stoner-Wohlfarth astroid model to the measured Co and Mn L3 XMCD peak intensities as a function of incidence photon angle with the magnetic field applied co-axially with the photon propagation direction, the elemental perpendicular anisotropy constants were found to be −6.46 x 105 J/m3 and −6.68 x 105 J/m3, respectively. The modeling of the Co and Mn data both result in nearly the same anisotropy constant as expected for a single alloy film.
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