• DocumentCode
    1387442
  • Title

    The itinerant limit of metallic anisotropy

  • Author

    Skomski, Ralph

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Planck-Inst. fur Mikrostrukturphysik, Halle, Germany
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    4794
  • Lastpage
    4796
  • Abstract
    The anisotropy contribution of itinerant electrons confined to a quantum-well potential is calculated and compared with the quasi-ionic contribution due to virtually bound electrons. The easy magnetization direction of the non-L-S quantum-well electrons lies in the plane, and the magnitude of the anisotropy, maximally of order 10 J/m3, is too weak to explain anisotropies encountered in practice. This means that itinerant 3d anisotropy in materials and thin films is associated with Hund´s-rules-type ionic contributions
  • Keywords
    band model of magnetism; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic thin films; magnetisation; Hund´s-rules-type ionic contributions; anisotropy contribution; easy magnetization direction; itinerant electrons; itinerant limit; metallic anisotropy; non-L-S quantum-well electrons; quantum-well potential; quasi-ionic contribution; thin films; virtually bound electrons; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Couplings; Electrons; Electrostatics; Intermetallic; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic materials; Magnetization; Magnetostatics; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.539154
  • Filename
    539154
    • Link To Document
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