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2. Pt and CoB trilayer Josephson π junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
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Satchell, N., Mitchell, T., Shepley, P. M., Darwin, E., Hickey, B. J., and Burnell, G.
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- 2021
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3. Emergent magnetism at transition-metal–nanocarbon interfaces
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Ma’Mari, Fatma Al, Rogers, Matthew, Alghamdi, Shoug, Moorsom, Timothy, Lee, Stephen, Prokscha, Thomas, Luetkens, Hubertus, Valvidares, Manuel, Teobaldi, Gilberto, Flokstra, Machiel, Stewart, Rhea, Gargiani, Pierluigi, Ali, Mannan, Burnell, Gavin, Hickey, B. J., and Cespedes, Oscar
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- 2017
4. Introduction: New directions in spintronics
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Marrows, C. H. and Hickey, B. J.
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- 2011
5. Manipulation of magnetic skyrmions in continuous Ir/Co/Pt multilayers
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Cubukcu, M., Pollath, S., Tacchi, S., Stacey, A., Darwin, E., Freeman, C. W. F., Barton, C., Hickey, B. J., Marrows, C. H., Carlotti, G., Back, C. H., and Kazakova, O.
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Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect - Abstract
We show that magnetic skyrmions can be stabilized at room temperature in continuous Ir/Co/Pt multilayers on SiO2/Si substrate without prior application of electric current or magnetic field. While decreasing the Co thickness, tuning of the magnetic anisotropy gives rise to a transition from worm-like domain patterns to long and separate stripes. The skyrmions are clearly imaged in both states using Magnetic Force Microscopy. The density of skyrmions can be significantly enhanced after applying the in-plane field procedure. In addition, we have investigated the phase diagram of a sample deposited in the same run, but onto a SiNx membrane using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. Interestingly, this sample shows a different behaviour as function of magnetic field hinting to the influence of strain on the phase diagram of skyrmions in thin film multilayers. Our results provide means to manipulate skyrmion, further allowing for optimized engineering of skyrmion-based devices.
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- 2021
6. Key Points in the Determination of the Interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya Interaction From Asymmetric Bubble Domain Expansion.
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Magni, A., Carlotti, G., Casiraghi, A., Darwin, E., Durin, G., Diez, L. Herrera, Hickey, B. J., Huxtable, A., Hwang, C. Y., Jakob, G., Kim, C., Klaui, M., Langer, J., Marrows, C. H., Nembach, H. T., Ravelosona, D., Riley, G. A., Shaw, J. M., Sokalski, V., and Tacchi, S.
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PERPENDICULAR magnetic anisotropy ,INTERFACIAL roughness ,BRILLOUIN scattering ,MAGNETOOPTICS ,LIGHT scattering - Abstract
Different models have been used to evaluate the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) from the asymmetric bubble expansion method using magneto-optics. Here, we investigate the most promising candidates over a range of different magnetic multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy. Models based on the standard creep hypothesis are not able to reproduce the domain wall (DW) velocity profile when the DW roughness is high. Our results demonstrate that the DW roughness and the interface roughness of the sample layers are correlated. Furthermore, we give guidance on how to obtain reliable results for the DMI value with this popular method. A comparison of the results with Brillouin light scattering (BLS) measurements on the same samples shows that the BLS approach often results in higher measured values of DMI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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7. Influence of Barrier Width on Spin-Polarisation Measured by Point Contact Andreev Reflection
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Wójcik, P., Naylor, A., Wołoszyn, M., Hickey, B. J., Spisak, B. J., and Adamowski, J.
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- 2011
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8. Enhanced spin-orbit coupling in a heavy metal via molecular coupling
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Alotibi, Satam, Hickey, B. J., Teobaldi, Gilberto, Ali, Mannan, Barker, Joseph, Ramasse, Quentin, Burnell, Gavin, Alyami, Mohammed, Moorsom, Timothy, and Cespedes, Oscar
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Condensed Matter::Materials Science ,Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics ,Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) ,Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons ,Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect - Abstract
Heavy metals are key to spintronics because of their high spin-orbit coupling (SOC) leading to efficient spin conversion and strong magnetic interactions. When C60 is deposited on Pt, the molecular interface is metallised and the spin Hall angle in YIG/Pt increased, leading to an enhancement of up to 600% in the spin Hall magnetoresistance and 700% for the anisotropic magnetoresistance. This correlates with Density Functional Theory simulations showing changes of 0.46 eV/C60 in the SOC of Pt. This effect opens the possibility of gating the molecular hybridisation and SOC of metals., 15 pages, 4 figures
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- 2019
9. The electronic transport properties of amorphous metals : Measurement and numerical calculations
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Hickey, B. J.
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530.41 ,Electronic transport in metals - Published
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10. Optical conversion of pure spin currents in hybrid molecular devices
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Wheeler, May C., Ma’Mari, Fatma Al, Rogers, Matthew, Gonçalves, Francisco J., Moorsom, Timothy, Brataas, Arne, Stamps, Robert, Ali, Mannan, Burnell, Gavin, Hickey, B. J., and Cespedes, Oscar
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Science ,Physics::Optics ,lcsh:Q ,lcsh:Science ,Article - Abstract
Carbon-based molecules offer unparalleled potential for THz and optical devices controlled by pure spin currents: a low-dissipation flow of electronic spins with no net charge displacement. However, the research so far has been focused on the electrical conversion of the spin imbalance, where molecular materials are used to mimic their crystalline counterparts. Here, we use spin currents to access the molecular dynamics and optical properties of a fullerene layer. The spin mixing conductance across Py/C60 interfaces is increased by 10% (5 × 1018 m−2) under optical irradiation. Measurements show up to a 30% higher light absorbance and a factor of 2 larger photoemission during spin pumping. We also observe a 0.15 THz slowdown and a narrowing of the vibrational peaks. The effects are attributed to changes in the non-radiative damping and energy transfer. This opens new research paths in hybrid magneto-molecular optoelectronics, and the optical detection of spin physics in these materials., Carbon-based molecules could prove useful in terahertz and optical devices controlled by pure spin currents. Here, conversely, the authors use spin currents to probe molecular dynamics and enhance the optical response of a fullerene layer, enabling hybrid magneto-molecular optoelectronic devices.
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- 2017
11. Electronic Bandstructure and Transport Properties of Self-Organised Organic-Inorganic Heterostructures
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Pecchia, A., Kelsall, R. W., Movaghar, B., Bourlange, A., Evans, S. D., Hickey, B. J., and Boden, N.
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- 2002
12. Electrical Detection of DC Spin Current Propagation Through an Epitaxial Antiferromagnetic NiO Layer.
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Newman, D. G., Dabrowski, M., Keatley, P. S., Li, Q., Yang, M., Marmion, S. R., Hickey, B. J., Qiu, Z.-Q., and Hicken, R. J.
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SPIN Hall effect ,MAGNETIC field measurements ,ENHANCED magnetoresistance ,ANTIFERROMAGNETIC materials ,MAGNETORESISTANCE ,ELECTRIC potential measurement - Abstract
A method for detecting dc spin current propagation through an epitaxial antiferromagnetic (AFM) NiO layer is presented. Spin current is generated by spin pumping from an adjoining ferromagnetic (FM) layer and detected in a non-magnetic metallic layer by the inverse spin Hall effect. Comparison is made with a YIG/Pt bilayer, where only the Pt layer is electrically conducting, but for which spin Hall magnetoresistance makes an additional contribution to the measured signal. The signal obtained from the multilayered stack containing the AFM NiO layer is found to contain additional contributions due to anisotropic magnetoresistance. By exciting the sample with out-of-plane rf magnetic field and making measurements with a static field applied at different orientations within the plane of the sample, a signal associated with the dc spin current may be identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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13. Spin-valve Josephson junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for cryogenic memory.
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Satchell, N., Shepley, P. M., Algarni, M., Vaughan, M., Darwin, E., Ali, M., Rosamond, M. C., Chen, L., Linfield, E. H., Hickey, B. J., and Burnell, G.
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JOSEPHSON junctions ,PERPENDICULAR magnetic anisotropy ,MAGNETIC control ,CRITICAL currents ,MAGNETIZATION ,MAGNETIC flux ,MAGNETIC anisotropy ,FERROMAGNETIC materials - Abstract
We demonstrate a Josephson junction with a weak link containing two ferromagnets with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and independent switching fields in which the critical current can be set by the mutual orientation of the two layers. Such pseudospin-valve Josephson junctions are a candidate cryogenic memory in an all superconducting computational scheme. Here, we use Pt/Co/Pt/CoB/Pt as the weak link of the junction with d Co = 0.6 nm , d CoB = 0.3 nm , and d Pt = 5 nm and obtain a 60% change in the critical current for the two magnetization configurations of the pseudospin-valve. Ferromagnets with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy have advantages over magnetization in-plane systems, which have been exclusively considered at this point, as, in principle, the magnetization and magnetic switching of layers in the junction should not affect the in-plane magnetic flux. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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14. Magnetization pinning at a Py/Co interface measured using broadband inductive magnetometry.
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Kennewell, J., Kostylev, M., Ross, N., Magaraggia, R., Stamps, R. L., Ali, M., Stashkevich, A. A., Greig, D., and Hickey, B. J.
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FERROMAGNETISM ,WAVEGUIDES ,MAGNETIC films ,FERROMAGNETIC resonance ,TRANSDUCERS - Abstract
Broadband ferromagnetic resonance responses for metallic single-layer and bilayer magnetic films with total thicknesses smaller than the microwave magnetic skin depth have been studied. Two different types of microwave stripline transducers were used to excite and detect magnetization precession: a coplanar waveguide and a microstrip line both with characteristic width larger than the free propagation path for traveling spin waves along the film. Both transducers show efficient excitation of higher-order standing spin wave modes across the film thickness in samples 30-91 nm thick. The ratio of amplitudes of the first standing spin wave to the fundamental resonant mode is independent of frequency for single-layer permalloy films. In contrast, we find a strong variation in the amplitudes with frequency for cobalt-Permalloy bilayers and the ratio is strongly dependent on the ordering of layers with respect to a stripline transducer. Most importantly, cavity ferromagnetic resonance measurements on the same samples show considerably weaker amplitudes for the standing spin waves. All experimental data are consistent with expected effects of eddy currents in films with thicknesses below the microwave magnetic skin depth. Finally, conditions for observing eddy current effects in different types of experiments are critically examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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15. Growth of vertically-aligned carbon nanotube forests on conductive cobalt disilicide support.
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Zhang, C., Yan, F., Allen, C. S., Bayer, B. C., Hofmann, S., Hickey, B. J., Cott, D., Zhong, G., and Robertson, J.
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CARBON nanotubes ,COBALT ,CHEMICAL vapor deposition ,NANOTUBES ,IRON catalysts - Abstract
We report the thermal chemical vapor deposition of vertically-aligned multiwalled carbon nanotube forests directly onto electrically conductive cobalt disilicide (CoSi
2 ) support using Fe as catalyst. We find that CoSi2 support layer is able to prevent the agglomeration of the catalyst and favor vertically-aligned growth better than a SiO2 support and comparable to an Al2 O3 support. This is an unusual behavior for a conductive support. This is because CoSi2 has a lower surface energy than most metals or metallic compounds. This has great benefits in the application of CoSi2 as support for CNTs as horizontal and vertical interconnects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2010
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16. Structural and magnetic properties of magnetron sputtered Co70Fe30 films on GaAs(110).
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Hindmarch, A. T., Suszka, A. K., MacKenzie, M., Chapman, J. N., Henini, M., Taylor, D., Hickey, B. J., and Marrows, C. H.
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MAGNETRON sputtering ,MOLECULAR beam epitaxy ,ANISOTROPY ,CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ,MAGNETRONS - Abstract
The surface morphology, crystal structure, and in-plane magnetic anisotropy of sputter deposited Co
70 Fe30 films on GaAs(110) epilayer substrates have been investigated. The surface morphology of thin Co70 Fe30 films appears to closely follow that of the underlying GaAs(110) substrate. The study of the crystal structure by x-ray diffraction shows that no crystallographic orientation other than Co70 Fe30 (110) is present in our films, although we cannot unambiguously deconvolute characteristic reflections of Co70 Fe30 (110) from those of GaAs(110) due to the very small lattice mismatch. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy shows that the crystal structure of the Co70 Fe30 film is coherently matched to the GaAs(110) substrate. The magnetic anisotropies in both 35 and 1100 Å thick films are consistent with those of similar epitaxial films, and demonstrate that a strong bcc (110) texture is propagated throughout the entire film thickness. The cubic and uniaxial anisotropy constants extracted by fitting with the Stoner–Wohlfarth model are consistent with those of molecular beam epitaxy grown bcc Cox Fe(100-x) /GaAs(110). This work shows that sputter deposition may be used to produce structurally coherent bcc-Co70 Fe30 /GaAs(110) contacts suitable for spin-injection applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2009
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17. Controlled domain wall nucleation and resulting magnetoresistance in Ni81Fe19 nanoconstrictions.
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Hickey, M. C., Atkinson, D., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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We have developed magnetic nanostructures which comprise two thin film Ni
81 Fe19 pads of differing coercive field connected by a nanoscale constriction. In the region of field between the two coercive fields, a domain wall nucleates in the constriction and the resistivity associated with this wall is determined by comparing electrical measurements with micron scale magneto-optic measurements. There is an excellent correspondence between the field region where the wall nucleates and the change in magnetoresistance, which is dominated by anisotropic magnetoresistance. Shape optimization of the pads gives a larger field range over which the domain wall is stable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2008
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18. Structural and magnetic roughness in a Co/Ru multilayer patterned into a large scale hexagonal array.
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Kinane, C. J., Porter, N. A., Marrows, C. H., Hickey, B. J., Arena, D. A., Dvorak, J., Sirotkin, E., Ogrin, F. Y., Charlton, T., and Langridge, S.
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Self-assembled arrays of nanospheres have been used to pattern a Co/Pt multilayer into nanopillars. On top of this has been deposited a Co/Ru multilayer, which is antiferromagnetically coupled. The nanopillars introduce a known structural and magnetic lateral modulation into the multilayer. Soft x-ray magnetic scattering was used to observe the interference patterned from the patterned substrate. This has allowed us to show how the magnetic roughness correlates with the structural roughness and obtain selective magnetometry of the various magnetic elements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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19. Bulk and near-surface magnetic properties of FeRh thin films.
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Ding, Y., Arena, D. A., Dvorak, J., Ali, M., Kinane, C. J., Marrows, C. H., Hickey, B. J., and Lewis, L. H.
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Epitaxial Fe
48 Rh52 thin films of nominal thickness 500 Å were grown on MgO (001) substrates via molecular beam epitaxy and capped with 20 Å of either Au or MgO. The presence of the anticipated magnetostructural phase transition from antiferromagnetism to ferromagnetism at ∼350 K was confirmed by superconducting quantum interference device and magneto-optic Kerr effect magnetometry. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) experiments were carried out at the L2,3 edges; measurements were done in both total electron yield (TEY) mode and indirect transmission mode. At room temperature, the indirect transmission XMCD data show no detectable dichroism, consistent with bulk antiferromagnetic behavior. However, room-temperature TEY data originating from the films’ surface reveal an appreciable dichroic signal indicating the presence of ferromagnetism. This near-surface/interfacial magnetism may be modified by choice of capping layer; the MgO-capped sample exhibited a considerably smaller ferromagnetic XMCD signal. The results have potential impact on the application of FeRh thin films as temperature-variable pinning layers in exchanged-biased systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2008
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20. Ferromagnetic resonance linewidth reduction in Fe/Au multilayers using ion beams.
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Bilzer, C., Devolder, T., Chappert, C., Plantevin, O., Suszka, A. K., Hickey, B. J., Lamperti, A., Tanner, B. K., Mahrov, B., and Demokritov, S. O.
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In order to optimize their magnetic properties, Fe/Au multilayers were treated by pregrowth and postgrowth ion-beam bombardments. The ferromagnetic resonance linewidth was used as our main figure of merit. The pregrowth treatment of the MgO substrate using a 60 eV atomic oxygen beam resulted in a reduction of the inhomogeneous linewidth broadening in comparison with a sample grown on an untreated substrate. This homogeneity increase is linked to the removal of substrate carbon contamination by the chemically active oxygen. It correlates with the reduced interface roughness. The postgrowth sample irradiation using 30 keV He
+ ions also reduces the inhomogeneous broadening in the linewidth. Fe and Au have a miscibility gap, but the demixing is kinetically quenched at room temperature. Ion collisions locally minimize the interface energy by providing the energy necessary for localized demixing, resulting in a smoothing effect. Combined, the pregrowth and the postgrowth irradiations lead to the lowest observed linewidth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2008
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21. In-plane magnetic anisotropies of sputtered Co0.7Fe0.3 films on AlGaAs(001) spin light emitting diode heterostructures.
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Hindmarch, A. T., Kinane, C. J., Marrows, C. H., Hickey, B. J., Henini, M., Taylor, D., Arena, D. A., and Dvorak, J.
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MAGNETIC properties ,CRYSTALLOGRAPHY ,ANISOTROPY ,EPITAXY ,MOLECULAR beam epitaxy ,CRYSTAL growth - Abstract
The in-plane magnetic properties of Co
0.7 Fe0.3 films sputtered onto Al0.1 Ga0.9 As and Al0.1 Ga0.9 As/GaAs epilayers are consistent with a strongly oriented bcc crystal structure with clean metal-semiconductor interfaces. However, the interface induced uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is oriented along one of the in-plane <100>, rather than <110>, as is the case in molecular beam epitaxy—grown films. Resonant x-ray measurements show interfacial magnetic disorder in films on Al0.1 Ga0.9 As, which accounts for the difference in magnetic anisotropy behavior between samples on Al0.1 Ga0.9 As and Al0.1 Ga0.9 As/GaAs epilayer substrates, and which may have significant consequences for the spin-injection efficiency across such interfaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2007
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22. Confinement of picosecond timescale current pulses by tapered coplanar waveguides.
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Peters, N., Rosamond, M., Li, L., Linfield, E. H., Davies, A. G., Ali, M., Hickey, B. J., and Cunningham, J.
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COPLANAR waveguides ,MAGNETORESISTANCE ,PHOTORESISTORS ,ELECTRIC fields ,PICOSECOND pulses - Abstract
Tapered coplanar waveguides with integrated photoconductors were designed, fabricated, and measured, with pulsed transmission results comparing well with High Frequency Structure Simulator simulations which predict increased confinement and electric field concentration in the tapered region. Devices made with titanium/gold metallisation were used to demonstrate transmission and confinement, while the magnetoresistive properties of devices with cobalt/copper multilayers were used to demonstrate the field concentration. In the latter case, a mathematical framework was developed to understand the relationship between tapering effects and the picosecond magnetoresistance response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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23. Temperature-driven band motion prior to the phase transition of an itinerant ferromagnet.
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Hindmarch, A. T., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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MAGNETS ,MAGNETIC devices ,FERROMAGNETISM ,PHASE transitions ,MAGNETORESISTANCE ,SPECTRUM analysis ,COPPER-nickel alloys - Abstract
Tunneling magnetoresistance spectroscopy measurements have been performed on spin-valve magnetic tunnel junctions where the free magnetic electrode is a Cu
38 Ni62 alloy with a Curie temperature of around 240 K. These measurements allow us to follow the temperature dependence of the energy of the bottom of a minority-spin band close to the Fermi energy, which is partly responsible for the tunneling conductance. The temperature dependence of the tunneling spin polarization of the CuNi electrode has also been extracted using the Julliere formula. We show that the tunneling spin polarization as a function of temperature can be related to the temperature-dependent magnetization using an extension of the commonly applied Stearns model that incorporates the motion of the band close to the Fermi level. This model reproduces the nonlinear relation between tunneling spin polarization and magnetization obtained for Cu38 Ni62 . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2006
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24. In situ transport in alumina-based magnetic tunnel junctions during high-vacuum annealing.
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Hindmarch, A. T., Anderson, G. I. R., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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ALUMINUM oxide ,MAGNETISM ,ANNEALING of metals ,INTERFACES (Physical sciences) ,SPIN valves - Abstract
We have performed in situ transport measurements on CoFeB/AlO/Co spin-valve magnetic tunnel junctions during annealing up to 200 °C. For optimally oxidized junctions we observe a marked decrease in the parallel state junction resistance, which occurs at around 150 °C and continues throughout the anneal process until the temperature is reduced back below 150 °C. Spectroscopic measurements reveal a stronger bias dependence due to enhanced magnon-assisted tunneling, and show that features relating to weak fcc texture in the cobalt upper electrode fade after annealing at 200 °C. We attribute this to a possible amorphization of the cobalt electrode in close proximity to the barrier interface. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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25. In situ transport measurements of plasma-oxidized MgO magnetic tunnel junctions during the annealing process.
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Anderson, G. I. R., Hindmarch, A. T., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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DIFFUSION ,MAGNESIUM ,PLASMA gases ,OXIDATION ,MAGNETORESISTANCE ,ANNEALING of metals - Abstract
The postdeposition annealing of magnetic tunnel junctions has become standard practice in junction fabrication to improve barrier properties. We have performed tunneling measurements at elevated temperatures during the annealing process on plasma-oxidized, MgO barrier, magnetic tunnel junctions. The data were interpreted in terms of the Hartman model which accounts for an asymmetric barrier profile. The results could not be interpreted solely by the temperature smearing of the Fermi distribution and so the electrode/barrier/electrode structure had been altered during the annealing. While the barrier height at one interface improved, the other was degraded. Our experiments lead us to believe that this is due to the diffusion of Mn to the barrier/pinned electrode interface. We show that through transport and tunneling magnetoresistance measurements it is possible to monitor physical processes such as material migration during the annealing process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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26. Hybrid Fe3O4 /GaAs(100) structure for spintronics.
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Lu, Y. X., Claydon, J. S., Ahmad, E., Xu, Y. B., Ali, M., Hickey, B. J., Thompson, S. M., Matthew, J. A. D., and Wilson, K.
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Fe
3 O4 /GaAs hybrid structures have been studied using reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), and low-temperature vibrating-sample magnetometry (VSM). The samples were prepared by oxidizing epitaxial Fe thin films in a partial pressure of 5×10-5 mbar of oxygen at 500 K for 180 s. Clear RHEED patterns were observed, suggesting the epitaxial growth of Fe oxides with a cubic structure. The XPS spectra show that the oxides were Fe3 O4 rather than γ-Fe2 O3 , as there were no shake-up satellites between the two Fe 2p peaks. This was further confirmed by the XMCD measurements, which show ferromagnetic coupling between the Fe cations, with no evidence of intermixing at the interface. The VSM measurements show that the films have a magnetic uniaxial anisotropy and a "quick" saturation property, with the easy axes along the [011] direction. This detailed study offers further insight into the structure, interface, and magnetic properties of this hybrid Fe3 O4 /GaAs(100) structure as a promising system for spintronic application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2005
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27. Ultrafast demagnetization of Co25Ni75/Pt multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy at elevated temperatures.
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Wilks, R., Hicken, R. J., Ali, M., and Hickey, B. J.
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Ultrafast demagnetization has been studied in Si/Pt(160 Å)/[Co
25 Ni75 (x)/Pt(8 Å)]20 (x=3, 4.5, and 6 Å) multilayers with perpendicular anisotropy by magneto-optical pump-probe measurements in the polar geometry. Time-resolved measurements made in the saturated state showed that maximum demagnetization was achieved within 300 fs. Hysteresis loops were measured at a time delay of 1.3 ps for temperatures from 20 to 300 °C. The Curie temperature was found to increase from 150 to 250 °C with increasing Co25 Ni75 thickness. By comparing the loops obtained with and without pump excitation, the increase in electron temperature due to the pump was estimated to be about 60 K. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2005
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28. Investigation of ultrafast demagnetization and cubic optical nonlinearity of Ni in the polar geometry.
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Wilks, R., Hicken, R. J., Ali, M., Hickey, B. J., Buchanan, J. D. R., Pym, A. T. G., and Tanner, B. K.
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GEOMETRY ,GIRDERS ,MAGNETIZATION ,FARADAY effect ,HELICITY of nuclear particles ,CALCULUS of tensors - Abstract
Femtosecond optical pump-probe experiments were performed upon a Ni(720 Å)/Si(100) sample in the polar geometry with the pump beam close to normal incidence. A signal due to the ultrafast demagnetization effect was observed when the pump pulse was linearly polarized. When the pump was elliptically polarized, additional peaks were observed at zero time delay, resulting from the specular inverse Faraday effect (SIFE) and the specular optical Kerr effect (SOKE). By comparing measurements made with different pump helicities, the SIFE and SOKE peaks and the demagnetization signal were found to superpose in a linear fashion. From the dependence of the peak height upon the pump polarization, values of χ
xxyy =(1-3i)×10-10 rad cm3 erg-1 and χxyyx =(-9+2i)×10-12 rad cm3 erg-1 were deduced for the nonvanishing components of the local cubic susceptibility tensor. For applied fields less than the saturation value, the sudden reduction of the thin film demagnetizing field leads to an imbalance of the torques acting upon the magnetization, causing it to precess. © 2004 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2004
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29. Resonant magnetic x-ray and neutron diffuse studies of transition metal multilayers.
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Hase, T. P. A., Buchanan, J. D. R., Tanner, B. K., Langridge, S., Dalgliesh, R. M., Foster, S., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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ELECTRON scattering ,X-ray scattering ,MAGNETISM ,FERROMAGNETISM - Abstract
Electron scattering mechanisms within metallic multilayers are affected by both structural and magnetic disorders. Off-specular x-ray scattering has long been used to probe the structural interfaces, and it is only recently that it has been applied to the study of magnetic disorder. We compare the resonant magnetic x-ray scattering with off-specular neutron studies from magnetron-sputtered Co/Cu and Co/Ru multilayers grown at the second antiferromagnetic coupling peak. Both techniques yield similar results for the Cu system, and a simple domain model can be applied to extract the magnetic interface morphological parameters. For the Cu system, the in-plane correlation length is field dependent and is 880 ± 20 Å after saturation along the hard axis, but increases to 7000 ± 100 Å after saturation along the orthogonal easy axis. Both systems show strong out-of-plane correlations in both the structural and magnetic disorders. In all cases, the out-of-plane correlation length for the structural interfaces is 200-250 Å, but the ratio of the magnetic to structural correlations length is dependent on the magnitude of the exchange coupling and ranges from 0.4 to 1.4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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30. Magnetic force microscopy studies of the domain structure of Co/Pd multilayers in a magnetic field.
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Rushforth, A. W., Main, P. C., Gallagher, B. L., Marrows, C. H., Hickey, B. J., Dahlberg, E. D., and Eames, P.
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FERROMAGNETIC materials ,MAGNETIC domain ,MAGNETIC force microscopy - Abstract
We have measured the magnetic domain patterns in Co/Pd multilayers of varying thickness using magnetic force microscopy in the presence of an external magnetic field applied perpendicular to the multilayers. We find that the domain patterns evolution is in qualitative agreement with existing theories for single layer thin films. Our results are in reasonable agreement with a theoretical model of domains appropriate to multilayer films. © 2001 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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31. Role of the density of states in the giant magnetoresistance of magnetic multilayers.
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Stanley, F. E., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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FERROMAGNETIC materials ,MAGNETORESISTANCE ,SCATTERING (Physics) ,MAGNETIC properties - Abstract
The role of the density of states in the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) of ferromagnet 1 (FM1)/nonmagnetic (NM=Cu)/ferromagnet 1 (FM1) sandwiches has been investigated by inserting a thin layer of the second ferromagnetic material (FM2=Co) at the FM1/Cu interfaces. As the thickness of the inserted layer increases, the GMR increases to a value seen for purely Co/Cu/Co sandwiches. By using differing FM1 materials [e.g., Py (permalloy (Ni[sub 80]Fe[sub 20]), Ni, Fe] we observe the exponential increase in GMR as more Co is inserted to be dependent on the FM1 material behind it. This is explained by realizing that although the GMR is dominated by the scattering caused by defects like those at the FM2 material/Cu interface, the nature of the scattering depends on the density of states of the FM1 material. This result is discussed in terms of advanced theories on the origin of the GMR in magnetic multilayers. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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32. Magnetoresistance of interleaved and separated Co/Cu multilayers in the CPP mode.
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Bozec, Didier, Howson, M. A., Hickey, B. J., Shatz, Smadar, and Wiser, Nathan
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MAGNETORESISTANCE ,MAGNETIC materials ,ELECTRONS - Abstract
We have measured the field dependence of the magnetoresistance MR(H) in the CPP mode for two types of magnetic multilayers that differ only in the ordering of the magnetic layers: [Co (10 Å)/Cu/Co (60 Å)/Cu][sub N] and [Co (10 Å)/Cu][sub N] [Co (60 Å)/Cu][sub N], with the Cu layers always being 200 Å. The series resistor model predicts that in the CPP mode, MR(H) is independent of the ordering of the layers. Nevertheless, the MR(H) curves measured were found to be completely different for the two cases. We suggest that the reason for this difference is that the electron mean free path is long enough that the potential that scatters the electrons is due to pairs of neighboring magnetic layers, which differ for the two types of magnetic multilayers. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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33. Canted exchange bias in antiparallel biased spin valves.
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Marrows, C. H., Stanley, F. E., and Hickey, B. J.
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MAGNETORESISTANCE ,COBALT ,MAGNETIC properties of metals ,MAGNETOMETERS - Abstract
Conventional spin valves consist of two magnetic layers, one of which is pinned by exchange bias to act as a reference magnetic layer in giant magnetoresistance measurements. Antiparallel biased spin valves feature a Co/Ru/Co trilayer in place of this pinned layer, where the Co layers are strongly antiferromagnetically coupled. This leads to hugely enhanced pinning since an applied field will exert opposite torques on the Co layer moments. Spin valves are typically deposited in a magnetic field to define magnetic anisotropies, and the development of magnetic structure in the pinned AF couple is not trivial under these conditions. The resultant moment of the AF couple is found to slowly rotate as the final Co layer is deposited. This results in canted pinning once the exchange bias layer is added. There appears to be some magnetic friction as the Co layers rotate during growth. The rotation means that the pinning direction can take any angle with respect to the growth field, leading to positive or negative (or even orthogonal) exchange bias. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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34. A neutron study of magnetic domain correlations in antiferromagnetically coupled multilayers.
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Langridge, S., Schmalian, J., Marrows, C. H., Dekadjevi, D. T., and Hickey, B. J.
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MAGNETISM ,NEUTRON scattering ,COBALT ,MAGNETIC properties of metals ,MAGNETIC properties of copper ,RUTHENIUM ,MAGNETIC properties - Abstract
The observed magnetotransport properties of magnetically coupled multilayers depends not only on the nature of the magnetic coupling but also the magnetic domain correlations and disorder. Neutron scattering gives access to the magnetic coupling through the specular reflectivity and the domain correlations through the diffuse scattering. Sputtered multilayers of Co/Cu and Co/Ru have been investigated as a function of the applied magnetic field. A simple domain model relates the observed scattering to the domain correlation length and the magnetic disorder. In both systems highly vertically correlated magnetic domains are observed with in-plane correlation lengths, at remanence, of 1.5 and 7 μm for the Cu and Ru systems, respectively. In both systems the Co domains order antiferromagnetically across the nonmagnetic spacer. The remanent vertically correlated state is recovered after saturating the sample. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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35. Magnetoresistance and Hall magnetometry of single submicron ferromagnetic structures.
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Kubrak, V., Neumann, A., Gallagher, B. L., Main, P. C., Henini, M., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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ELECTRON gas ,FERROMAGNETIC materials ,SEMICONDUCTORS ,MAGNETORESISTANCE ,MAGNETIC properties - Abstract
We present measurements on hybrid ferromagnetic/semiconductor devices. Single, submicron ferromagnetic structures have been fabricated directly onto the surface of a semiconductor, which incorporates a near-surface two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). The induced Hall resistance and magnetoresistance of the 2DEG are used to measure the magnetic properties of the stripes directly. The relative merits of these two techniques are compared using a device geometry in which both types of measurement can be made simultaneously. © 2000 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2000
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36. Interfacial coupling across a modified interface studied with ferromagnetic resonance
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Magaraggia, R., McIntyre, S., Kennewell, K., Stamps, R. L., Ali, M., Greig, D., Hickey, B. J., and Marrows, C. H.
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Condensed Matter::Materials Science ,Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics ,Condensed Matter::Superconductivity ,Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons - Abstract
Using spin waves we directly probe the interface of an exchange biased Ni$_{80}$Fe$_{20}$/Ir$_{25}$Mn$_{75}$ film which has been modified by the presence of an Au dusting layer. Combining this experimental data with a discretised simulation model, parameters relating to interface exchange coupling and modification of interface magnetisation are determined. Exchange coupling is found to be relatively uniform as gold thickness is increased, and undergoes a sudden drop at 1.5$\textrm{\AA}$ of gold. Interface magnetisation decreases as a function of the gold dusting thickness. Antiparallel alignment of the ferromagnet and antiferromagnet supress the interface magnetisation compared to when they are in parallel alignment. These findings imply that the interface region has specific magnetisation states which depend on the ferromagnet orientation.
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- 2011
37. Spin-Orbit Strength Driven Crossover between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Mechanisms of the Anomalous Hall Effect in the Epitaxial L1(0)-Ordered Ferromagnets FePd and FePt
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Seemann, K. M., Mokrousov, Y., Aziz, A., Miguel, J., Kronast, F., Kuch, W., Blamire, M. G., Hindmarch, A. T., Hickey, B. J., Souza, I., and Marrows, C. H.
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We determine the composition of intrinsic as well as extrinsic contributions to the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in the isoelectronic L1(0) FePd and FePt alloys. We show that the AHE signal in our 30 nm thick epitaxially deposited films of FePd is mainly due to an extrinsic side jump, while in the epitaxial FePt films of the same thickness and degree of order the intrinsic contribution is dominating over the extrinsic mechanisms of the AHE. We relate this crossover to the difference in spin-orbit strength of Pt and Pd atoms and suggest that this phenomenon can be used for tuning the origins of the AHE in complex alloys.
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- 2010
38. Spin-orbit strength driven crossover between intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of the anomalous Hall effect in epitaxial L1o FePd and FePt
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Seemann, K. M., Mokrousov, Y., Aziz, A., Miguel, J., Kronast, F., Kuch, W., Blamire, M. G., Hindmarch, A. T., Hickey, B. J., Souza, I., and Marrows, C. H.
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Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics ,Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) ,FOS: Physical sciences - Abstract
We determine the composition of intrinsic as well as extrinsic contributions to the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in the isoelectronic L1o FePd and FePt alloys. We show that the AHE signal in our 30 nm thick epitaxially deposited films of FePd is mainly due to extrinsic side-jump, while in the epitaxial FePt films of the same thickness and degree of order the intrinsic contribution is dominating over the extrinsic mechanisms of the AHE. We relate this crossover to the difference in spin-orbit strength of Pt and Pd atoms and suggest that this phenomenon can be used for tuning the origins of the AHE in complex alloys., 4 pages, regular article, 4 figures accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters
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- 2008
39. Diffusive and ballistic current spin-polarization in magnetron-sputtered L1o-ordered epitaxial FePt
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Seemann, K. M., Baltz, V., MacKenzie, M., Chapman, J. N., Hickey, B. J., and Marrows, C. H.
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Condensed Matter::Materials Science ,Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) ,FOS: Physical sciences - Abstract
We report on the structural, magnetic, and electron transport properties of a L1o-ordered epitaxial iron-platinum alloy layer fabricated by magnetron-sputtering on a MgO(001) substrate. The film studied displayed a long range chemical order parameter of S~0.90, and hence has a very strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. In the diffusive electron transport regime, for temperatures ranging from 2 K to 258 K, we found hysteresis in the magnetoresistance mainly due to electron scattering from magnetic domain walls. At 2 K, we observed an overall domain wall magnetoresistance of about 0.5 %. By evaluating the spin current asymmetry alpha = sigma_up / sigma_down, we were able to estimate the diffusive spin current polarization. At all temperatures ranging from 2 K to 258 K, we found a diffusive spin current polarization of > 80%. To study the ballistic transport regime, we have performed point-contact Andreev-reflection measurements at 4.2 K. We obtained a value for the ballistic current spin polarization of ~42% (which compares very well with that of a polycrystalline thin film of elemental Fe). We attribute the discrepancy to a difference in the characteristic scattering times for oppositely spin-polarized electrons, such scattering times influencing the diffusive but not the ballistic current spin polarization., 22 pages, 13 figures
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- 2007
40. Emergent magnetism at transition-metal--nanocarbon interfaces.
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Al Ma'Mari, Fatma, Rogers, Matthew, Alghamdi, Shoug, Moorsom, Timothy, Lee, Stephen, Prokscha, Thomas, Luetkens, Hubertus, Valvidares, Manuel, Teobaldi, Gilberto, Flokstra, Machiel, Stewart, Rhea, Gargiani, Pierluigi, Ali, Mannan, Burnell, Gavin, Hickey, B. J., and Cespedes, Oscar
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MAGNETISM ,TRANSITION metals ,CHARGE transfer ,MOLECULAR orbitals ,MUON spin rotation - Abstract
Charge transfer at metallo-molecular interfaces may be used to design multifunctional hybrids with an emergent magnetization that may offer an eco-friendly and tunable alternative to conventional magnets and devices. Here, we investigate the origin of the magnetism arising at these interfaces by using different techniques to probe 3d and 5d metal films such as Sc, Mn, Cu, and Pt in contact with fullerenes and rf-sputtered carbon layers. These systems exhibit small anisotropy and coercivity together with a high Curie point. Low-energy muon spin spectroscopy in Cu and Sc-C
60 multilayers show a quick spin depolarization and oscillations attributed to nonuniform local magnetic fields close to the metallo-carbon interface. The hybridization state of the carbon layers plays a crucial role, and we observe an increased magnetization as sp3 orbitals are annealed into sp2 -π graphitic states in sputtered carbon/copper multilayers. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements at the carbon K edge of C60 layers in contact with Sc films show spin polarization in the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and higher π* -molecular levels, whereas the dichroism in the σ* -resonances is small or nonexistent. These results support the idea of an interaction mediated via charge transfer from the metal and dz-π hybridization. Thin-film carbon-based magnets may allow for the manipulation of spin ordering at metallic surfaces using electrooptical signals, with potential applications in computing, sensors, and other multifunctional magnetic devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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41. Thickness dependence study of current-driven ferromagnetic resonance in Y3Fe5O12/heavy metal bilayers.
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Fang, Z., Mitra, A., Westerman, A. L., Ali, M., Ciccarelli, C., Cespedes, O., Hickey, B. J., and Ferguson, A. J.
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YTTRIUM compounds ,FERROMAGNETIC resonance ,THICKNESS measurement ,BILAYERS (Solid state physics) ,HEAVY metals ,MAGNETIZATION - Abstract
We use ferromagnetic resonance to study the current-induced torques in YIG/heavy metal bilayers. YIG samples with thickness varying from 14.8 nm to 80 nm, with the Pt or Ta thin film on top, are measured by applying a microwave current into the heavy metals and measuring the longitudinal DC voltage generated by both spin rectification and spin pumping. From a symmetry analysis of the FMR lineshape and its dependence on YIG thickness, we deduce that the Oersted field dominates over spin-transfer torque in driving magnetization dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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42. Spin-dependent scattering in the nonmagnetic layers of annealed Co/Cu multilayers.
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Laidler, H. and Hickey, B. J.
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SCATTERING (Physics) , *COBALT , *COPPER , *MULTILAYERED thin films - Abstract
Studies the spin-dependent scattering in the nonmagnetic layers of annealed cobalt and copper multilayers. Problems in the measurement of the buried interfaces in a multilayer; Preparation of the sample; Discussion on the results of the study.
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- 1996
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43. The effect of Au impurities at the interfaces on the magnetoresistance of MBE-grown Co/Cu multilayers.
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Wellock, K. P., Hickey, B. J., Greig, D., Walker, M. J., Xu, J., and Wiser, N.
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MAGNETORESISTANCE , *MAGNETICS , *CHROMIUM , *GOLD , *INDUSTRIAL contamination - Abstract
Deals with a study which developed a method for changing the magnitude of giant magnetoresistance in magnetic multilayers through the deposition of chromium and gold impurities. Experimental details; Results; Information on magnetization studies.
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- 1994
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44. Giant magnetothermopower and giant magnetoresistance in molecular beam epitaxy grown Co/Cu(111) superlattices.
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Avdi, E., Hickey, B. J., Greig, D., Howson, M. A., Hall, M. J., Xu, J., Walker, M. J., Wiser, N., and de Groot, P.
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MAGNETORESISTANCE , *MAGNETIZATION , *COBALT , *COPPER , *MOLECULAR beam epitaxy - Abstract
Reports on the observation of a giant magnetothermopower (GMT), giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and on magnetization measurements in cobalt/copper superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Value of the GMT at room temperature; Association of the maximum values of both the GMT and GMR with saturation fields and remnant magnitizations; Relationship between the magnetoresistance and the magnetothermopower.
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- 1993
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45. 59Co nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the effect of annealing molecular beam epitaxy grown Co/Cu(111) multilayers.
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Thomson, T., Riedi, P. C., and Hickey, B. J.
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NUCLEAR magnetic resonance ,COBALT ,ANNEALING of metals ,MOLECULAR beam epitaxy ,MULTILAYERED thin films - Abstract
Deals with a study wherein cobalt nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the effect of annealing molecular beam epitaxy on grown cobalt and copper multilayers have been undertaken. Methods; Results; Discussion.
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- 1996
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46. Soft X-ray resonant magnetic diffuse scattering from strongly coupled Cu/Co multilayers
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Hase, T. P. A., Pape, I., Tanner, B. K., Dürr, H. A., Dudzik, E., van der Laan, G., Marrows, C. H., and Hickey, B. J.
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ddc:530 - Abstract
By separately identifying magnetic and charge scatter, we find conclusive evidence for conformality in magnetic roughness in {Co (8 Angstrom) Cu (9 Angstrom)} multilayers. For layers magnetized in the easy direction, the magnetic roughness equals the structural roughness but increases when magnetized in the hard direction. The in-plane magnetic correlation length, which changes on magnetization is several orders of magnitude larger than the structural roughness length scales. The magnetic length scale is bf the same order as;magnetic ripple observed in Lorentz microscopy and is not associated with domains.
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- 2000
47. Magnetoresistance of magnetic multilayers in the CPP mode:evidence for non-local scattering
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Bozec, Didier, Howson, M. A., Hickey, B. J., Shatz, Smadar, and Wiser, Nathan
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Condensed Matter (cond-mat) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Condensed Matter - Abstract
We have carried out measurements of the magnetoresistance MR(H) in the CPP (Current Perpendicular to the Plane) mode for two types of magnetic multilayers which have different layer ordering. The series resistor model predicts that CPP MR(H) is independent of the ordering of the layers. Nevertheless, the measured MR(H) curves were found to be completely different for the following two configurations:[Co(1nm)/Cu(20nm)/Co(6nm)/Cu(20nm)]*N and [Co(1nm)/Cu(20nm)]*N[Co(6nm)/Cu(20nm)]*N showing that the above model is incorrect. We have carried out a calculation showing that these results can be explained quantitatively in terms of the non-local character of the electron scattering, without the need to invoke spin-flip scattering or a short spin diffusion length., 4 pages, 3 figures, submitted to PRL
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- 1999
48. Magnetic Roughness and Domain Correlations in Antiferromagnetically Coupled Multilayers
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Langridge, Sean, Schmalian, Joerg, Marrows, C. H., Dekadjevi, D. T., and Hickey, B. J.
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Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn) ,Condensed Matter - Disordered Systems and Neural Networks - Abstract
The in-plane correlation lengths and magnetic disorder of magnetic domains in a transition metal multilayer have been studied using neutron scattering techniques. A new theoretical framework is presented connecting the observed scattering to the in-plane correlation length and the dispersion of the local magnetization vector about the mean macroscopic direction. The results unambiguously show the highly correlated nature of the antiferromagnetically coupled domain structure vertically throughout the multilayer. We are easily able to relate the neutron determined magnetic dispersion and domain correlations to magnetization and magnetotransport experiments., 5 pages, 3 postscript figures
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- 1999
49. Basic Electron Transport.
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Beig, R., Ehlers, J., Frisch, U., Hepp, K., Hillebrandt, W., Imboden, D., Jaffe, R. L., Kippenhahn, R., Lipowsky, R., Löhneysen, H. V., Ojima, I., Weidenmüller, H. A., Wess, J., Zittartz, J., Ziese, Michael, Thornton, Martin J., Hickey, B. J., Morgan, G. J., and Howson, M. A.
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This chapter will take you through a simple introduction to transport theory covering the Boltzmann equation, the Fuchs—Sondheimer model for thin films, the normal magnetoresistance and quantum interference effects in metals with strong electron scattering. At the end of the chapter we will also introduce you to a number of the basic techniques involved in electron transport measurements. All of this is by way of introduction to basic transport properties common to all metals. In later chapters these ideas will be developed and applied to systems in which spin dependent transport is important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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50. Enhanced Exchange Bias of Spin Valves Fabricated on Fullerene-Based Seed Layers.
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Wheeler, M., Hickey, B. J., and Cespedes, O.
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SPIN valves , *MICROFABRICATION , *FULLERENES , *SPINTRONICS , *MAGNETORESISTANCE , *MAGNETIC properties , *SILICON oxide , *RAMAN spectroscopy - Abstract
The magnetic properties of exchange biased systems deposited on top of fullerene-based materials have been studied. An enhanced exchange bias field has been observed for Si/SiO2/C60/Co/Cu/Co/IrMn/Ta and Si/SiO2/FeC60/Co/Cu/Co/IrMn/Ta in comparison to a typical structure of Si/SiO2/Ta/Co/Cu/Co/IrMn/Ta. Here the magnetic properties of the devices are changed significantly with an organic underlayer or seed layer. The magnetic ordering is well maintained, and C60 seeding results in an exchange bias of (19.5 \pm 0.5) mT, some 7 mT higher than that of Ta seeded spin valves (12.5 \pm 0.5 mT). A combination of MOKE (magneto-optical Kerr effect), X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy have been used to characterize the materials and further understand the interactions between the Co and fullerene-based materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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