TY - JOUR
T1 - Variable angle magnetometry for exchange-coupled multilayers with in-plane and perpendicular anisotropy
AU - Yakovlev, N. L.
AU - Sbiaa, R.
AU - Piramanayagam, S. N.
PY - 2011/12/15
Y1 - 2011/12/15
N2 - Co/Pd multilayers, including exchange coupled structures with thin layers of Co with different exchange coupling strengths, were investigated using variable angle magnetometry. Hysteresis loops of perpendicular and in-plane components of magnetization were measured using two-axis vibrating sample magnetometer and variable angle magneto-optical Kerr effect system. Co/Pd multilayer structures have high perpendicular remanence and the magnetization reversal mechanism is mainly domain wall motion. For the systems with Co and Co/Pd multilayers, the magnetization reversals of high coercivity (Co/Pd) multilayer and low coercivity Co single layer were found to be independent, if the soft layer (Co) is thicker than 2 nm. In the samples with a high degree of exchange coupling, the magnetization of the multilayer has two components, normal and in-plane. The proportion between them varies with field strength and orientation of the sample. Taking this into account, it was possible to determine the anisotropy energy of the (Co/Pd) multilayer, which is in the range of 400-420 kJ/m 3.
AB - Co/Pd multilayers, including exchange coupled structures with thin layers of Co with different exchange coupling strengths, were investigated using variable angle magnetometry. Hysteresis loops of perpendicular and in-plane components of magnetization were measured using two-axis vibrating sample magnetometer and variable angle magneto-optical Kerr effect system. Co/Pd multilayer structures have high perpendicular remanence and the magnetization reversal mechanism is mainly domain wall motion. For the systems with Co and Co/Pd multilayers, the magnetization reversals of high coercivity (Co/Pd) multilayer and low coercivity Co single layer were found to be independent, if the soft layer (Co) is thicker than 2 nm. In the samples with a high degree of exchange coupling, the magnetization of the multilayer has two components, normal and in-plane. The proportion between them varies with field strength and orientation of the sample. Taking this into account, it was possible to determine the anisotropy energy of the (Co/Pd) multilayer, which is in the range of 400-420 kJ/m 3.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.3665191
DO - 10.1063/1.3665191
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84855329231
SN - 0021-8979
VL - 110
JO - Journal of Applied Physics
JF - Journal of Applied Physics
IS - 12
M1 - 123905
ER -