Monte Carlo approach for F-AF coupling layers

Author

Sakurai, Yutaka ; Kitatani, Hidetsugu ; Ishiguro, Takashi ; Ichinose, Yukio ; Kazama, Noriaki S.

Author_Institution

Nagaoko Univ. of Technol., Niigata, Japan

Volume

29

Issue

6

fYear

1993

fDate

11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3879

Lastpage

3881

Abstract

An approach using the Monte Carlo method and the more realistic spin model of ferro and antiferromagnetic exchange coupling layers has been performed. The results obtained confirm and are comparable to experimental results and give numerical background to previous theories. A feature of the results is two types of oscillational decay of averaged antiferromagnetic spin directions in every atomic plane in (111) and (100) crystalline orientation. Such a behaviour suggests different exchange anisotropies and their thickness dependencies in each crystalline orientation

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; exchange interactions (electron); ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic transitions; magnetic multilayers; Monte Carlo approach; atomic plane; averaged antiferromagnetic spin directions; crystalline orientation; ferro-antiferromagnetic exchange coupling layers; oscillational decay; spin model; thickness dependencies; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Antiferromagnetic materials; Crystallization; Lattices; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic domain walls; Magnetic domains; Monte Carlo methods; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.281329

Filename

281329