Magnetic domains in epitaxial ordered FePd(001) thin films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

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作者
Gehanno, V [1 ]
Marty, A [1 ]
Gilles, B [1 ]
Samson, Y [1 ]
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[1] THERMODYNAM & PHYSICOCHIM MET LAB,CNRS,F-38042 ST MARTIN DHER,FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 55卷 / 18期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.55.12552
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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Small magnetic domains (70 nm) have been observed by magnetic force microscopy in ordered FePd thin films grown by molecular-beam epitaxy. The layers exhibit a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy induced by uniaxial Ll(0) [CuAu(I)-type] chemical ordering. The magnetization curves show that the easy magnetization axis is perpendicular to the film plane and their interpretation with a micromagnetic model leads to the correct size of the domains.
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页码:12552 / 12555
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