Temperature dependent magnetic anisotropy of epitaxial Co{sub 2}FeAl films grown on GaAs
- State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 912, Beijing 100083 (China)
Co{sub 2}FeAl films with different thickness were prepared at different temperature by molecular beam epitaxy. Their magnetic anisotropy was studied by rotating magneto-optical Kerr rotation measurements under different temperature. It is found that the cubic anisotropy depends only on the temperature-dependent fourth order magneto-elastic coefficients. However, the results of growth and measurement temperature-dependent uniaxial anisotropy suggest that the uniaxial anisotropy of Co{sub 2}FeAl films may be attributed to contributions from both shear strain and anisotropic interfacial bonding. Our experimental findings proposed a new point of view to understand the origin of magnetic anisotropy in ferromagnet/GaAs(001) heterostructures.
- OSTI ID:
- 22413203
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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