Growth-Induced In-Plane Uniaxial Anisotropy in V2O3/Ni Films

Gilbert, Dustin A.; Ramírez, Juan Gabriel; Saerbeck, T.; Trastoy, J.; Schuller, Ivan K.; Liu, Kai; de la Venta, J.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12690-z

Title: Growth-Induced In-Plane Uniaxial Anisotropy in V₂O₃/Ni Films

Journal Article · 17 October 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12690-z · OSTI ID:1500097

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^[2]; Saerbeck, T. ^[3]; Trastoy, J. ^[4]; Schuller, Ivan K. ^[4];

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Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States); NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD (United States); OSTI
Univ. de los Andes, Bogota (Colombia)
Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble cedex (France)
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

We report on a strain-induced and temperature dependent uniaxial anisotropy in V₂O₃/Ni hybrid thin films, manifested through the interfacial strain and sample microstructure, and its consequences on the angular dependent magnetization reversal. X-ray diffraction and reciprocal space maps identify the in-plane crystalline axes of the V₂O₃; atomic force and scanning electron microscopy reveal oriented rips in the film microstructure. Quasi-static magnetometry and dynamic ferromagnetic resonance measurements identify a uniaxial magnetic easy axis along the rips. Comparison with films grown on sapphire without rips shows a combined contribution from strain and microstructure in the V₂O₃/Ni films. Magnetization reversal characteristics captured by angular-dependent first order reversal curve measurements indicate a strong domain wall pinning along the direction orthogonal to the rips, inducing an angular-dependent change in the reversal mechanism. Lastly, the resultant anisotropy is tunable with temperature and is most pronounced at room temperature, which is beneficial for potential device applications.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)

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OSTI ID:: 1500097

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 7; ISSN 2045-2322

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