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- Eyrich, C., et al.
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Effects of substitution on the exchange stiffness and magnetization of Co films
- 2014
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. - 1098-0121 .- 1550-235X. ; 90:23, s. 235408-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- An antiferromagnetically coupled FM/NM/FM (FM = ferromagnet, NM = normal metal) trilayer structure responds to an external magnetic field by the formation of a magnetic-moment spring within the FM layers. We show that the exchange stiffness (A ex) of an FM layer can be determined by fitting the field-dependent magnetization, M(H), of the FM/NM/FM trilayer to a micromagnetic model. Using this method, we have measured the exchange stiffness of thin-film Co alloyed with Cr, Fe, Ni, Pd, Pt, and Ru. The results show that the rate at which a substituent element reduces the exchange stiffness is not directly related to its effect on the magnetization of the alloy. The observed trends have been understood by material-specific modeling based on density functional theory within the local density approximation. The stiffness measurements are in agreement with Brillouin light scattering carried out on thicker Co films.
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- Eyrich, C., et al.
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Exchange stiffness in thin film Co alloys
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Physics. - : AIP Publishing. - 0021-8979 .- 1089-7550. ; 111:7, s. 07C919-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The exchange stiffness (A(ex)) is one of the key parameters controlling magnetization reversal in magnetic materials. We used a method based on the spin spiral formation in two ferromagnetic films antiferromagnetically coupled across a non-magnetic spacer layer and Brillouin scattering to measure A(ex) for a series of Co1-delta X delta (X=Cr, Ni, Ru, Pd, Pt) thin film alloys. The results show that A(ex) of Co alloys does not necessarily scale with M-s; A(ex) approximately decreases at the rate of 1.1%, 1.5%, 2.1%, 3.5%, and 5.6%, while M-s decreases at the rate of 1.1%, 0.5%, 1.1%, 3.7%, and 2.5% per addition of 1 at% of Pt, Ni, Pd, Cr, and Ru, respectively.
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