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In our work, we study the physical origins of the hydrogen gas induced reduction of the strength of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) at the interface of cobalt and palladium layers. To this end, we grow these films on flexible substrates and carry out ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurements in the presence of two different stimuli—hydrogen gas and elastic strain. Exposing the samples to H2 results in a downshift of the FMR field. On the contrary, FMR measurements carried out in the presence of an externally applied predominantly tensile elastic stress show an up-shift in the resonance field consistent with negative values of the saturation magnetostriction coefficient for our samples. Qualitative analysis of these results demonstrates that the magneto-elastic contribution to the hydrogen-induced change in PMA is very small and is of the opposite sign to the electronic contribution related to the influence of hydrogen ions on the hybridisation of cobalt and palladium orbitals at the interface. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Studies the piezoelectric coefficient of aluminum nitride and gallium nitride thin films grown on silicon substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Use of a laser interferometer; Hexagonal wurtzite structure of thin films; Relative permittivity and electrical resistivity of each constituent layer of the film; Potential drop across each layer.

Heterostructures exhibiting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) have traditionally served the magnetic recording industry. However, an opportunity exists to expand the applications of PMA heterostructures into the realm of hydrogen sensing using ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) by exploiting the hydrogen-induced modifications to PMA that occur at the interface between Pd and a ferromagnet. Here, we present the first in operando depth-resolved study of the in-plane interfacial magnetization of a Co/Pd film which features tailorable PMA in the presence of hydrogen gas. We combine polarized neutron reflectometry with in situ FMR to explore how the absorption of hydrogen at the Co/Pd interface affects the heterostructures spin-resonance condition during hydrogen cycling. Experimental data and modeling reveal that the Pd layer expands when exposed to hydrogen gas, while the in-plane magnetic moment of the Co/Pd film increases as the interfacial PMA is reduced to affect the FMR frequency. This work highlights a potential route for magnetic hydrogen gas sensing.