Magnetization-reversal processes in an ultrathin Co/Au film

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作者
Ferre, J
Grolier, V
Meyer, P
Lemerle, S
Maziewski, A
Stefanowicz, E
Tarasenko, SV
Tarasenko, VV
Kisielewski, M
Renard, D
机构
[1] UNIV PARIS 11, IOTA, CNRS, F-91405 ORSAY, FRANCE
[2] WARSAW UNIV BRANCH, INST PHYS, PL-15424 BIALYSTOK, POLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 55卷 / 22期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.55.15092
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
Magnetization-reversal processes in a ferromagnetic cobalt film structure (Au/Co/Au), with perpendicular anisotropy, were investigated by magneto-optical magnetometry and microscopy. In the considered ultrathin Co film, the magnetization reversal between the two Ising-spin equilibrium states is dominated by the domain-wall;all motion mechanism. We focused our studies on processes initiated from a given demagnetized state. Starting from a magnetically saturated state generated under a large field H-S, applied perpendicular to the film. this demagnetized state is created through magnetic aftereffects in a field H-d antiparallel but smaller than H-S and applied during a selected time. Direct (R-D) and indirect (R-l) magnetization processes are then studied from this state for application of the field parallel and antiparallel to H-d, respectively. The dynamics of the magnetization reversal is much faster for the R-l process since it is initiated from a quasihomogeneous ''Swiss cheese'' domain state with small nonreversed regions. The magnetic accommodation phenomenon is studied, and a domain-shape memory effect evidenced. A theoretical analysis of the dynamics of magnetization processes is proposed. starting from the model of a patchy inhomogeneous media with a realistic distribution of local coercivities. The pertinent parameters for calculations are deduced from our experimental data using appropriate analytical expressions of the magnetic relaxation time and domain-wall velocity under a field. Computer simulations using these parameters reproduce well the time evolution of the magnetic domain pattern and different magnetization curves both for R-D and R-l magnetization processes.
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页码:15092 / 15102
页数:11
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