Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Co/Pd multilayer grown by MBE technique

Magnetic Properties of Exchange-Biased Multilayer With Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy

Perpendicular exchange-biased and multilayers have been fabricated, changing the thickness of the cobalt that is next to the IrMn layer. The crystal structure, interface roughness and magnetic properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray reflectivity (XRR), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and extraordinary Hall Effect (EHE). The multilayers are flat, and the roughness is about ...

The Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy of CoPt/Au Multilayer Films

We have studied the magnetic properties of Au (2 nm)/Co50Pt50 (3 nm)/Au (2 nm) multilayer films prepared on amorphous Al2O3/Si and (0 0 1) MgO substrates. The as-deposited films on both substrates are magnetically soft with an FCC structure and exhibit a perpendicular anisotropy. After annealing at 500 °C, the sample on the Al2O3/Si substrate has become magnetically isotropic but the sample on ...

Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced by tetragonal distortion of FeCo alloy films grown on Pd(001).

We grew tetragonally distorted FexCo1-x alloy films on Pd(001). Theoretical first-principles calculations for such films predicted a high saturation magnetization and a high uniaxial magnetic anisotropy energy for specific values of the lattice distortion c/a and the alloy composition x. The magnetic anisotropy was investigated using the magneto-optical Kerr effect. An out-of-plane easy axis of...

Magnetic tunnel junctions using Co/Ni multilayer electrodes with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Magnetic anisotropy terms in [110] MBE-grown REFe(2) films involving the strain term ε(xy).

The magnetic anisotropy parameters in [110] MBE-grown films of REFe(2) (RE, rare earth) compounds are not the same as those in the bulk. This is due to the presence of a shear strain ε(xy), frozen-in during crystal growth. In this paper, magnetic anisotropy parameters for [110] MBE-grown REFe(2) films, that directly involve the shear strain ε(xy), are presented and discussed. In addition to the...