Title :
The itinerant limit of metallic anisotropy
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Mikrostrukturphysik, Halle, Germany
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
