Effects of antiferromagnetic spin rotation on the anisotropy of ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic bilayers
Effects of antiferromagnetic spin rotation on the anisotropy of ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic bilayers
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.71.220410
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发表时间:
2004-10
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
S. Urazhdin;C. Chien
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作者:
S. Urazhdin;C. Chien
In epitaxial (111)-oriented ${\mathrm{Ni}}_{80}{\mathrm{Fe}}_{20}∕{\mathrm{Fe}}_{50}{\mathrm{Mn}}_{50}$ bilayers, we separate two distinct behaviors: unidirectional anisotropy (exchange bias) in thick ${\mathrm{Fe}}_{50}{\mathrm{Mn}}_{50}$ and enhanced coercivity in thin ${\mathrm{Fe}}_{50}{\mathrm{Mn}}_{50}$. By measuring the magnetization response to a rotating magnetic field, we quantitatively determine the relevant anisotropies and demonstrate that the enhanced coercivity is related to the rotatable uncompensated spins of ${\mathrm{Fe}}_{50}{\mathrm{Mn}}_{50}$. We demonstrate the consequences of the variation of anisotropy with temperature and relate our results to other exchange-biased systems.