Perpendicular coupling at Fe-FeF2 interfaces
We have studied the exchange anisotropy of ferromagnetic Fe filmsgrown on antiferromagneticFeF2single crystals. The behavior of the hysteresis loops of the Fe above and below the Néel temperature TN of FeF2 indicates a 90° rotation of the ferromagnetic easy axis due to the antiferromagnetic ordering...
| Autores: | , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1998 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:116283 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/116283 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.120823 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Antiferromagnetism Ferromagnetism Crystal growth Ferromagnetic materials Magnetic anisotropy Magnetic films Magnetic hysteresis Magnetic susceptibilities Single crystals Thin film growth |
| Sumario: | We have studied the exchange anisotropy of ferromagnetic Fe filmsgrown on antiferromagneticFeF2single crystals. The behavior of the hysteresis loops of the Fe above and below the Néel temperature TN of FeF2 indicates a 90° rotation of the ferromagnetic easy axis due to the antiferromagnetic ordering. By examining the Fe hysteresis loops together with the FeF2susceptibility behavior we infer that below TN the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic spins are coupled perpendicular to each other. This behavior can be explained by recent micromagnetic calculations on exchange bias systems, or by magnetoelastic effects. |
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