Discrimination between coupling and anisotropy fields in exchange-biased bilayers

In the framework of models that assume planar domain wall formed at the antiferromagnetic part of the interface of exchange-biased bilayers, one cannot distinguish between the cases of high or low ratios between the coupling and the antiferromagnet's anisotropy fields by using hysteresis loop m...

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Autores: Geshev, Julian|||0000-0003-3730-3657, Nicolodi, S., Silva, R. B. da, Nogués, Josep|||0000-0003-4616-1371, Skumryev, Vassil|||0000-0003-1375-4824, Baró, M. D..|||0000-0002-8636-1063
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:118870
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/118870
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.3079795
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anisotropia
Ferromagnetisme
Histèresi
Pel·lícules fines
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Sumario:In the framework of models that assume planar domain wall formed at the antiferromagnetic part of the interface of exchange-biased bilayers, one cannot distinguish between the cases of high or low ratios between the coupling and the antiferromagnet's anisotropy fields by using hysteresis loop measurement, ferromagnetic resonance, anisotropic magnetoresistance, or ac susceptibility techniques applied on one and the same sample. The analysis of the experimental data obtained on a series of FeMn/Co films indicated that once the biasing is established the variation in the coercivity with the FeMn layer thickness could be essential for solving this problem. If the coercivity decreases with the thickness then the interlayer exchange coupling is the parameter that varies while the domain-wall energy of the antiferromagnet remains practically constant.