TY - JOUR
T1 - Exchange anisotropy of L12-Mn3X (X = Ir, Rh, Ru)/Co-Fe bilayers
AU - Tsunoda, Masakiyo
AU - Naka, Mamiko
AU - Imakita, Ken Ichi
AU - Yoshitaki, Shin Ichiro
AU - Takahashi, Migaku
PY - 2006/10/1
Y1 - 2006/10/1
N2 - The L12 -phase formation and resultant exchange anisotropy were examined in Mn-Rh/Co-Fe and Mn-Ru/Co-Fe bilayers, varying the substrate temperature, Tsub, during the deposition of Mn-Rh or Mn-Ru layer. The superlattice diffractions from the Mn3Rh were detected. The unidirectional anisotropy constant, JK, was enhanced more than double with increasing Tsub from room temperature to 130°C ∼ 170°C, similarly to Mn-Ir/Co-Fe bilayers. The maximum JK value obtained was 0.77 erg/cm2 for the Mn-Rh/Co-Fe bilayer and 0.56 erg/cm2 for the Mn-Ru/Co-Fe bilayer. The blocking temperature, T B, was increased about 80°C to 100°C, in accordance with enhancing JK. Variations of JK and TB as a function of antiferromagnetic layer thickness, dAF, were also studied. The critical thickness of dAF was less than 5 nm for both the bilayers.
AB - The L12 -phase formation and resultant exchange anisotropy were examined in Mn-Rh/Co-Fe and Mn-Ru/Co-Fe bilayers, varying the substrate temperature, Tsub, during the deposition of Mn-Rh or Mn-Ru layer. The superlattice diffractions from the Mn3Rh were detected. The unidirectional anisotropy constant, JK, was enhanced more than double with increasing Tsub from room temperature to 130°C ∼ 170°C, similarly to Mn-Ir/Co-Fe bilayers. The maximum JK value obtained was 0.77 erg/cm2 for the Mn-Rh/Co-Fe bilayer and 0.56 erg/cm2 for the Mn-Ru/Co-Fe bilayer. The blocking temperature, T B, was increased about 80°C to 100°C, in accordance with enhancing JK. Variations of JK and TB as a function of antiferromagnetic layer thickness, dAF, were also studied. The critical thickness of dAF was less than 5 nm for both the bilayers.
KW - Antiferromagnet
KW - Blocking temperature
KW - Exchange anisotropy
KW - L1 -phase
KW - Mn alloys
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U2 - 10.1109/TMAG.2006.879153
DO - 10.1109/TMAG.2006.879153
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846589657
VL - 42
SP - 2999
EP - 3001
JO - IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
JF - IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
SN - 0018-9464
IS - 10
ER -