Temperature dependence of switching field distribution in a NiFe wire with a pad

K. Shigeto; K. Miyake; T. Okuno; K. Mibu; T. Ono; Y. Yokoyama; T. Kawagoe; Y. Suzuki; T. Shinjo

doi:10.1016/S0304-8853(01)00784-3

Temperature dependence of switching field distribution in a NiFe wire with a pad

K. Shigeto, K. Miyake, T. Okuno, K. Mibu, T. Ono, Y. Yokoyama, T. Kawagoe, Y. Suzuki, T. Shinjo

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Abstract

The distribution of switching fields (H_sw) in a NiFe wire was investigated as a function of temperature between 5 and 300 K. The sample structure under investigation is Ta/NiFe/Cu/NiFe wire (150 nm width) connecting to a square pad (large area) at an end. Magnetization reversal phenomena are very sensitively detected using the giant magnetoresistance effect. With repeating magnetoresistance measurements, we obtained a histogram of H_sw with three narrow peaks at each temperature. The origin of three peaks can be attributed to the existence of three different kinds of magnetic domain structures at the pad area, which was confirmed by magnetic force microscopy observation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-304
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume	240
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-8853(01)00784-3
Publication status	Published - 2002 Feb

Keywords

Domain structure
Magnetization reversal
Switching fields
Thermal activation

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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