Hase, T. P. A. and Fulthorpe, B. D. and Wilkins, S. B. and Tanner, B. K. and Marrows, C. H. and Hickey, B. J. (2001) 'Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers.', Applied physics letters., 79 (7). pp. 985-987.
Abstract
We present evidence from soft x-ray resonant magnetic scattering measurements at the Mn L3 edge for the existence of a small magnetic moment on the antiferromagnetic IrMn pinning layer in a NiFe/Cu/Co/IrMn spin valve structure. The variation of the signal in an applied magnetic field shows that the moment lies antiparallel to the Co moment. Changes in the Mn L3 edge signal as the Co moment is rotated into the hard direction are rapid and do not appear to be associated with thermal reordering of the antiferromagnetic domain structure.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Thin-films, Multilayers, Bilayers, Scattering, Interfaces, Systems. |
| Full text: | (VoR) Version of Record Download PDF (53Kb) |
| Status: | Peer-reviewed |
| Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1392304 |
| Publisher statement: | © 2001 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Hase, T. P. A. and Fulthorpe, B. D. and Wilkins, S. B. and Tanner, B. K. and Marrows, C. H. and Hickey, B. J. (2001) 'Weak magnetic moment on IrMn exchange bias pinning layers.', Applied physics letters., 79 (7). pp. 985-987 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1392304 |
| Date accepted: | No date available |
| Date deposited: | 21 April 2011 |
| Date of first online publication: | August 2001 |
| Date first made open access: | No date available |
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