Abstract
A spin specific magnetic hysteresis (SSMH) curve and an orbital specific magnetic hysteresis (OSMH) curve are obtained for Fe/Au/Fe/MgO multilayers by magnetic Compton scattering and SQUID magnetometer measurements. The SSMH curve with each contribution of magnetic quantum number |m|=0, 1, and 2 states is obtained by decomposition analyses of magnetic Compton profiles. Residual magnetization is observed for the SSMH curve with magnetic quantum number |m|=0, 2 and the OSMH curve. Although the SQUID magnetometer measurements do not show perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in the present Fe/Au/Fe/MgO multilayer film, the SSMH curve with magnetic quantum number |m|=0, 2 and OSMH curve show switching behaviors of PMA.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 072412 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 105 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Aug 18 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)