Using exchange bias to extend the temperature range of square loop behavior in [Pt/Co] multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy

The temperature dependence of the magnetic properties of [Pt/Co]multilayers (ML), exhibiting perpendicular anisotropy, with and without exchange biasing with an antiferromagnet(AFM) has been investigated. Upon heating, a loss of the out-of-plane anisotropy and, consequently, of the remanence to satu...

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Autores: Sort, Jordi|||0000-0003-1213-3639, Suriñach, Santiago|||0000-0001-8125-0594, Garcia, F., Auffret, Stéphane, Rodmacq, B., Dieny, Bernard, Langlais, Veronique|||0000-0003-3994-2188, Muñoz Dominguez, Juan Santiago, Baró, M. D.|||0000-0002-8636-1063, Nogués, Josep|||0000-0003-4616-1371
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:116327
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/116327
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.2139840
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anisotropy
Antiferromagnetism
Exchange interactions
Coercive force
Magnetic anisotropy
Atomic force microscopy
Multilayers
Magnetic hysteresis
Curie point
Remanence
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Sumario:The temperature dependence of the magnetic properties of [Pt/Co]multilayers (ML), exhibiting perpendicular anisotropy, with and without exchange biasing with an antiferromagnet(AFM) has been investigated. Upon heating, a loss of the out-of-plane anisotropy and, consequently, of the remanence to saturation ratio is observed in these systems. However, such effect occurs at higher temperatures in the [Pt/Co] ML exchange coupled to the AFM than for the unbiased ML. This is attributed to the additional anisotropy induced to the ML by the ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.