Spin reorientation transitions and domain structure in magnetic multilayers

Author

Nikitenko, V.I. ; Dedukh, L.M. ; Gornakov, Vladimir S. ; Kabanov, Yu P. ; Bennett, L.H. ; Donahue, M.J. ; Swartzendruber, L.J. ; Shapiro, A.J. ; Brown, H.J.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Solid State Phys., Acad. of Sci., Chernogolovka, Russia

Volume

33

Issue

5

fYear

1997

fDate

9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

3661

Lastpage

3663

Abstract

Spin reorientation phase transitions and the evolution of the magnetic phases states arising during magnetization reversal of antiferromagnetic CoNiCu/Cu superlattice are studied using magneto-optical indicator film technique, accompanied by vector hysteresis loop measurements. The spin-flop and nonsymmetric angle phases have been found and analyzed. It is shown that they arise due to the nucleation and growth of domains

Keywords

antiferromagnetic materials; cobalt alloys; copper; copper alloys; magnetic domains; magnetic hysteresis; magnetic multilayers; magnetic transitions; magnetisation reversal; magneto-optical effects; metallic superlattices; nickel alloys; spin dynamics; CoNiCu-Cu; antiferromagnetic CoNiCu/Cu superlattice; domain growth; domain nucleation; domain structure; magnetic multilayers; magnetic phase state; magnetization reversal; magneto-optical indicator film technique; nonsymmetric angle phase; phase transitions; spin reorientation transitions; spin-flop phase; vector hysteresis loop measurements; Antiferromagnetic materials; Copper; Magnetic domains; Magnetic films; Magnetic flux; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic superlattices; Magnetization; Magnetooptic effects; Optical films;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.619530

Filename

619530