Characterization of coupled novel magnetic multilayers with anomalous hall effect

Seng Kai Wong, Kumar Srinivasan, Rachid Sbiaa, Randall Law, Eileen Tan, S. N. Piramanayagam

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Abstract

We investigated the switching behavior of magnetic thin films with coupled in-plane and perpendicular anisotropy. The in-plane layer is made up of 20 Å of Co while the perpendicular layer consists of multiple Co/Pd bilayers. The coupling strength is moderated by a Cu intermediate layer. The method of Anomalous Hall effect was chosen because of its ability to distinguish the in-plane and normal-to-plane magnetizations in a single measurement. We discovered that without the Cu decoupling layer, the magnetization in the Co layer was induced to point out of the plane by the Co/Pd multilayer only to point back into the plane by an external in-plane field. As the coupling is reduced by increasing the Cu layer thickness, the magnetization in the Co layer behaves more independently with respect to the Co/Pd layer.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5467593
Pages (from-to)2409-2412
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume46
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anomalous Hall effect
  • Co/Pd multilayers
  • Coupled magnetic thin film
  • Planar Hall effect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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