Driving magnetic domains at the nanoscale by interfacial strain-induced proximity

Valmianski, Ilya; Rodríguez, Arantxa Fraile; Rodríguez-Álvarez, Javier; García del Muro, Montserrat; Wolowiec, Christian; Kronast, Florian; Ramírez, Juan Gabriel; Schuller, Ivan K.; Labarta, Amílcar; Batlle, Xavier

doi:10.1039/d0nr08253h

Title: Driving magnetic domains at the nanoscale by interfacial strain-induced proximity

Journal Article · Mon Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Nanoscale

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr08253h· OSTI ID:1849977

Valmianski, Ilya ^[1];

^[2]; Rodríguez-Álvarez, Javier ^[2];

^[2]; Wolowiec, Christian ^[1]; Kronast, Florian ^[3];

^[4]; Schuller, Ivan K. ^[1];

^[2]; Batlle, Xavier ^[2]

Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
University of Barcelona (Spain)
Helmholtz–Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (Germany)
University of the Andes, Bogota (Columbia)

Here, we investigate the local nanoscale changes of the magnetic anisotropy of a Ni film subject to an inverse magnetostrictive effect by proximity to a V₂O₃ layer. Using temperature-dependent photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) combined with X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), direct images of the Ni spin alignment across the first-order structural phase transition (SPT) of V₂O₃ were obtained. We find an abrupt temperature-driven reorientation of the Ni magnetic domains across the SPT, which is associated with a large increase of the coercive field. Moreover, angular dependent ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) shows a remarkable change in the magnetic anisotropy of the Ni film across the SPT of V₂O₃. Micromagnetic simulations based on these results are in quantitative agreement with the PEEM data. Direct measurements of the lateral correlation length of the Ni domains from XMCD images show an increase of almost one order of magnitude at the SPT compared to room temperature, as well as a broad spatial distribution of the local transition temperatures, thus corroborating the phase coexistence of Ni anisotropies caused by the V₂O₃ SPT. We show that the rearrangement of the Ni domains is due to strain induced by the oxide layers’ structural domains across the SPT. Our results illustrate the use of alternative hybrid systems to manipulate magnetic domains at the nanoscale, which allows for engineering of coercive fields for novel data storage architectures.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Colciencias

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-87ER45332; 120471250659; DE FG02 87ER-45332

OSTI ID:: 1849977

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1768075

Journal Information:: Nanoscale, Vol. 13, Issue 9; ISSN 2040-3364

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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