Interfacial magnetic coupling between Fe nanoparticles in Fe–Ag granular alloys

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 025705 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Alonso ◽  
M L Fdez-Gubieda ◽  
G Sarmiento ◽  
J Chaboy ◽  
R Boada ◽  
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Author(s):  
G.A. Bertero ◽  
R. Sinclair

Pt/Co multilayers displaying perpendicular (out-of-plane) magnetic anisotropy and 100% perpendicular remanent magnetization are strong candidates as magnetic media for the next generation of magneto-optic recording devices. The magnetic coercivity, Hc, and uniaxial anisotropy energy, Ku, are two important materials parameters, among others, in the quest to achieving higher recording densities with acceptable signal to noise ratios (SNR). The relationship between Ku and Hc in these films is not a simple one since features such as grain boundaries, for example, can have a strong influence on Hc but affect Ku only in a secondary manner. In this regard grain boundary separation provides a way to minimize the grain-to-grain magnetic coupling which is known to result in larger coercivities and improved SNR as has been discussed extensively in the literature for conventional longitudinal recording media.We present here results from the deposition of two Pt/Co/Tb multilayers (A and B) which show significant differences in their coercive fields.


Author(s):  
M. H. Kelley ◽  
J. Unguris ◽  
R. J. Celotta ◽  
D. T. Pierce

By measuring the spin polarization of secondary electrons generated in a scanning electron microscope, scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis (SEMPA) can directly image the magnitude and direction of a material’s magnetization. Because the escape depth of the secondaries is only on the order of 1 nm, SEMPA is especially well-suited for investigating the magnetization of ultra-thin films and surfaces. We have exploited this feature of SEMPA to study the magnetic microstrcture and magnetic coupling in ferromagnetic multilayers where the layers may only be a few atomic layers thick. For example, we have measured the magnetic coupling in Fe/Cr/Fe(100) and Fe/Ag/Fe(100) trilayers and have found that the coupling oscillates between ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic as a function of the Cr or Ag spacer thickness.The SEMPA apparatus has been described in detail elsewhere. The sample consisted of a magnetic sandwich structure with a wedge-shaped interlayer as shown in Fig. 1.


1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (C2) ◽  
pp. C2-389-C2-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. May ◽  
M. Tischer ◽  
D. Arvanitis ◽  
J. Hunter Dunn ◽  
H. Henneken ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-333
Author(s):  
Chiaki Nagai ◽  
Kenji Inukai ◽  
Masato Kobayashi ◽  
Tatsuya Tanaka ◽  
Kensho Abumi ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Zhi-Juan Liao ◽  
Qi-Kai Feng ◽  
Chen-Hui Jiang ◽  
Fan Wu ◽  
Chen-Yang Xia ◽  
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