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Spin-orbital coupling induced four-fold anisotropy distribution during spin reorientation in ultrathin Co/Pt multilayers.
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Applied Physics Letters . 1/9/2017, Vol. 110 Issue 2, p1-5. 5p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- In this work, we synthesized (Co(t)/Pt)3 multilayers and quantitatively determined thickness and temperature dependence of spin reorientation transition (SRT) and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) using ferromagnetic resonance measurement. The critical thickness for PMA switching as well as tremendous magnetic anisotropy change up to 645 Oe once the temperature varies from 25 °C to -153 °C are demonstrated. More interestingly, a four-fold symmetry of magnetic anisotropy was found to be prominent during the SRT. By conducting magnetic simulation with involving high order energy term, we highly related this phenomenon to the strong spinorbital coupling, which is considered to be the major energy term to tip the balance between the surface anisotropy and shape anisotropy. These results provide an opportunity for better understanding the transition behaviors which is essential for PMA structure preparation and their related devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 110
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120707485
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4973884