29 research outputs found
Thermal simulation of magnetization reversals for size-distributed assemblies of core-shell exchange biased nanoparticles
A temperature dependent coherent magnetization reversal model is proposed for
size-distributed assemblies of ferromagnetic nanoparticles and
ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic core-shell nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are
assumed to be of uniaxial anisotropy and all aligned along their easy axis. The
thermal dependence is included by considering thermal fluctuations, implemented
via the N\'eel-Arrhenius theory. Thermal and angular dependence of
magnetization reversal loops, coercive field and exchange-bias field are
obtained, showing that F-AF size-distributed exchange-coupled nanoparticles
exhibit temperature-dependent asymmetric magnetization reversal. Also,
non-monotonic evolutions of He and Hc with T are demonstrated. The angular
dependence of Hc with T exhibits a complex behavior, with the presence of an
apex, whose position and amplitude are strongly T dependent. The angular
dependence of He with T exhibits complex behaviors, which depends on the AF
anisotropy and exchange coupling. The resulting angular behavior demonstrates
the key role of the size distribution and temperature in the magnetic response
of nanoparticles.Comment: Revised arguments in Introduction and last sectio
FMR studies of exchange-coupled multiferroic polycrystalline Pt/BiFeO/NiFe/Pt heterostructures
An experimental study of the in-plane azimuthal behaviour and frequency
dependence of the ferromagnetic resonance field and the resonance linewidth as
a function of BiFeO thickness is carried out in a polycrystalline
exchange-biased BiFeO/NiFe system. The magnetization decrease
of the Pt/BiFeO/NiFe/Pt heterostructures with BiFeO
thickness deduced from static measurements has been confirmed by dynamic
investigations. Ferromagnetic resonance measurements have shown lower
gyromagnetic ratio in a perpendicular geometry compared with that of a parallel
geometry. The monotonous decrease of gyromagnetic ratio in a perpendicular
geometry as a function of the BiFeO film thickness seems to be related to
the spin-orbit interactions due to the neighbouring Pt film at its interface
with NiFe film. The in-plane azimuthal shape of the total
linewidth of the uniform mode shows isotropic behaviour that increases with
BiFeO thickness. The study of the frequency dependence of the resonance
linewidth in a broad band of 3 to 35 GHz has allowed the determination of
intrinsic and extrinsic contributions to the relaxation as function of
BiFeO thickness in perpendicular geometries. In our system the magnetic
relaxation is dominated by the spin-pumping mechanism due to the presence of
Pt. The insertion of BiFeO between Pt and NiFe attenuates the
spin-pumping damping at one interface.Comment: paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Physics D: Applied
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Experimental method to determine the misalignment of the easy axis of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic films in exchange biased bilayers
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Study of dynamic properties and magnetic anisotropies of NiFe/MnPt in the critical thickness range
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Experimental method to determine the misalignment of the easy axis of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic films in exchange biased bilayers
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Experimental evidence for the role of nonuniform modes in the asymmetric magnetization reversal of a Ni ∕ NiO system
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Asymmetric magnetization reversal behavior in exchange-biased NiFe∕MnPt bilayers in two different anisotropy regimes: Close and far from critical thickness
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Surfactant-mediated growth of Cu on Co(0001) investigated using medium-energy ion scattering
Experiments were carried out using medium energy ion scattering (MEIS) to compare the structural properties of Cu films deposited on Co(0001) both with and without surfactant and before and after annealing to 300 °C. Films of 10-ML thickness were deposited onto the clean Co surface and onto a surface pre-dosed with 1 ML of Pb surfactant. MEIS data revealed a twinned fcc structure in all the deposited films irrespective of the presence of surfactant or the use of post deposition annealing. In the case of the Pb deposited surfaces the majority of surfactant was seen to float on the surface during growth but with a small quantity becoming distributed throughout the film. In addition to allowing 1-2 extra monolayers to grow epitaxially, the MEIS data provided evidence of improved crystallinity for films grown with the surfactant. Annealing the sample to 300 °C appeared to have little or no effect on the deposited films
Experimental evidence for the role of nonuniform modes in the asymmetric magnetization reversal of a Ni ∕ NiO system
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Probing misalignment in exchange biased systems: A dynamic approach
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