Magnetism in ultrathin film structures

CAF Vaz, JAC Bland, G Lauhoff - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we review some of the key concepts in ultrathin film magnetism which underpin
nanomagnetism. We survey the results of recent experimental and theoretical studies of well …

Magnetic properties and spin polarization of Heusler alloy thin films epitaxially grown on GaAs(001)

WH Wang, M Przybylski, W Kuch, LI Chelaru… - Physical Review B …, 2005‏ - APS
Single-crystalline Co 2 MnSi Heusler alloy films have been grown on GaAs (001) substrates
by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The best crystallographic quality of the Co 2 MnSi films …

Magnetic switching and in‐plane uniaxial anisotropy in ultrathin Ag/Fe/Ag (100) epitaxial films

RP Cowburn, SJ Gray, J Ferré, JAC Bland… - Journal of applied …, 1995‏ - pubs.aip.org
We have studied the process by which the in‐plane magnetization of an ultrathin (4–11 ML)
epitaxial iron film reverses under the action of an external magnetic field. Kerr effect …

Structure and magnetism of Pd in Pd/Fe multilayers studied by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism at the Pd sedges

J Vogel, A Fontaine, V Cros, F Petroff, JP Kappler… - Physical Review B, 1997‏ - APS
We have measured the L 2, 3 absorption edges of Pd in Pd/Fe multilayers with different Pd
interlayer thicknesses. The spectral features observed after the L 3 and L 2 white lines …

Magnetic superlattices and multilayers

IK Schuller, S Kim, C Leighton - Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic …, 1999‏ - Elsevier
We briefly review the active areas of current research in magnetic superlattices,
emphasizing later years. With recent widening use of advanced technologies, more …

Morphology-induced oscillations of the magnetic anisotropy in ultrathin Co films

W Weber, CH Back, A Bischof, C Würsch… - Physical review letters, 1996‏ - APS
The magnetic anisotropy in Co films epitaxially grown on Cu (100) is found to oscillate as a
function of the Co thickness. The oscillation period corresponds to one monolayer, as …

Low‐field magnetic sensors based on the planar Hall effect

A Schuhl, FN Van Dau, JR Childress - Applied physics letters, 1995‏ - pubs.aip.org
Sensitive magnetic field detection devices have been fabricated based on the planar Hall
effect. The active material consists of permalloy ultrathin films (6 nm thick) epitaxially grown …

Effect of surface roughness on magnetic properties of Co films on plasma-etched Si (100) substrates

M Li, GC Wang, HG Min - Journal of applied physics, 1998‏ - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic and morphological properties of∼ 970-Å-thick Co films, deposited simultaneously
on ten plasma-etched Si (100) substrates, were measured through the magneto-optic Kerr …

Linear and quadratic magneto-optical measurements of the spin reorientation in epitaxial Fe films on MgO

K Postava, H Jaffres, A Schuhl, FN Van Dau… - Journal of magnetism …, 1997‏ - Elsevier
We have undertaken a detailed study by magneto-optical techniques of in-plane
magnetization reversal behaviour in epitaxial Fe films grown by MBE on (10 0) oriented MgO …

Anomalous Nernst and Hall effects in magnetized platinum and palladium

GY Guo, Q Niu, N Nagaosa - Physical Review B, 2014‏ - APS
We study the anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) and anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in proximity-
induced ferromagnetic palladium and platinum which is widely used in spintronics, within …