Imprinting layer specific magnetic anisotropies in amorphous multilayers.

We demonstrate how layer specific in-plane magnetic anisotropy can be imprinted in amorphous multilayers. The anisotropy is obtained by growing the magnetic layers in the presence of an external field and the anisotropy direction can thereby be arbitrarily chosen for each of the magnetic layers. We used Co₆₈Fe₂₄Zr₈ and Al₇₀Zr₃₀ layers as building blocks for demonstrating this effect. The imprinting is expected to be obtainable for a wide range of amorphous materials when grown at temperatures below the magnetic ordering temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]