Magnetic order and coupling phenomena a study of magnetic structure and magnetization reversal processes in rare-earth-transition-metal based alloys and heterostructures Christian Schubert

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schubert, Christian, author.

Series:

Springer theses 2190-5053

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magnetic couplings.

Alloys--Magnetic properties.

Alloys.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This thesis presents recent developments in magnetic coupling phenomena of ferrimagnetic rare-earth transition-metal Tb-Fe alloys and coupled systems consisting of ferri-/ferromagnetic heterostructures. Taking advantage of the tunability of the exchange coupling between ferrimagnetic and ferromagnetic layers by means of stoichiometry of the Tb-Fe layer, the variable number of repetitions in the Co/Pt multilayer as well asthe thicknessof an interlayer spacer, it is demonstrated that large perpendicular unidirectional anisotropy can be induced at room temperature. This robust perpendicular exchange bias at room temperature opens up a pathtowards applications in spintronics

Contents:

Thin Amorphous Fe-Tb Alloy Films

Co/Pt Multilayers

Exchange-Bias Effect in F/FI Rare-Earth-Transition-Metal Heterostructures

Experimental Techniques

Magnetic Order in Thin Fe-Tb Films

Percolated Fe-Tb Nanodot Arrays

Exchange Interaction and Magnetization Reversal

Interfacial Exchange Coupling in Heterostructures of Fe-Tb Alloy Films and Co/Pt Multilayers

Interlayer Exchange Coupling Through Pt Spacer Layers in Fe-Tb/Pt/[Co/Pt] Heterostructures

Notes:

"Doctoral thesis accepted by Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany"

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 18, 2014)

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Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319071060

3319071068

331907105X

9783319071053

OCLC:

881470363

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