Title :
Magnetism and transport properties of epitaxial CO2MnSi films
Author :
Wang, W.H. ; Ren, X.B. ; Wu, G.H. ; Przybylski, M. ; Barthel, J. ; Kirschner, J.
Author_Institution :
National Inst. for Mater. Sci., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, a further study on magnetism and magnetotransport properties of single crystalline Co2MnSi films was presented to elucidate their potential for applications in spin electronics. Saturation magnetization, electrical resistivity, magnetoresistance (MR), hysteresis loops were measured. The anisotropic MR behavior at low fields was attributed to large in-plane magnetic anisotropy of the film.
Keywords :
cobalt alloys; electrical resistivity; enhanced magnetoresistance; ferromagnetic materials; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic epitaxial layers; magnetic hysteresis; manganese alloys; semimetallic thin films; silicon alloys; Co2MnSi; electrical resistivity; epitaxial film; hysteresis loops; in-plane magnetic anisotropy; magnetic properties; magnetoresistance; magnetotransport properties; saturation magnetization; single crystalline films; spin electronics; transport properties; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Crystallization; Electric resistance; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic films; Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetic properties; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Saturation magnetization;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2005. INTERMAG Asia 2005. Digests of the IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9009-1
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2005.1464371