Spin reorientation transition of Fe Films in magnetically coupled Fe/Cu/Ni/Cu(001)
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Spin reorientation transition SRT of Fe film in the magnetically coupled Fe/Cu/Ni/Cu 001 system was investigated by surface magneto-optic Kerr effect and photo emission electron microscopy. We found that the Fe in-plane magnetic remanence within the SRT region oscillates with the Cu layer thickness with a periodicity exactly half of that of the magnetic interlayer coupling. Element specific domain imaging shows that the Festripe domains within the SRT region are washed away by the magnetic interlayer coupling in such a way that the majority domain size increases without changing the minority domain size. These results are discussed in terms of the virtual magnetic field produced by the magnetic interlayer coupling.
- Research Organization:
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Director, Office of Science. Basic Energy Sciences (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 815403
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL--53103
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 66
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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