Magnetization reversal in the ferromagnetic layer, the antiferromagnetic layer and near the interface of exchange biased FeF2 and MnF2 systems

Author

Arenholz, E. ; Liu, K. ; Li, Z. ; Schuller, I.K.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley

fYear

2006

fDate

8-12 May 2006

Firstpage

408

Lastpage

408

Abstract

The formation of a parallel magnetic domain wall in the ferromagnetic (FM) Fe layer in Fe/FeF₂ systems and antiferromagnetic (AF) FeF₂ and MnF₂ in Ni/FeF₂ and Co/MnF₂ bilayers as well as the magnetization reversal of uncompensated Fe interfacial moments in positively and negatively biased Ni/FeF₂ was studied. Combining X-ray magnetic circular (XMCD) and linear dichroism (XMLD) measurements allows us to monitor the magnetic order in the FM and AF layers as well as to probe uncompensated interface spins.

Keywords

antiferromagnetic materials; cobalt; ferromagnetic materials; iron; iron compounds; magnetic circular dichroism; magnetic domain walls; magnetic multilayers; magnetisation reversal; manganese compounds; nickel; Co-FeF₂; Fe-FeF₂; Ni-FeF₂; X-ray magnetic circular dichroism; X-ray magnetic linear dichroism; antiferromagnetic layer; exchange biased systems; ferromagnetic layer; interfacial moments; magnetization reversal; parallel magnetic domain wall; Antiferromagnetic materials; Cooling; Iron; Light sources; Magnetic domain walls; Magnetic domains; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetization reversal; Monitoring; Saturation magnetization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Magnetics Conference, 2006. INTERMAG 2006. IEEE International

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1479-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INTMAG.2006.376132

Filename

4261841