LONG-RANGE EXCHANGE BIAS ACROSS A SPACER LAYER

Authors
GOKEMEIJER NJ AMBROSE T CHIEN CL
Citation
Nj. Gokemeijer et al., LONG-RANGE EXCHANGE BIAS ACROSS A SPACER LAYER, Physical review letters, 79(21), 1997, pp. 4270-4273
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
79
Issue
21
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4270 - 4273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1997)79:21<4270:LEBAAS>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Ferromagnet (FM)/antiferromagnet (AF) exchange bias, heretofore consid ered due to nearest-neighbor exchange coupling at the FM/AF interface, has been found to be long range. Using trilayers of FM/spacer/AF with Ag, Au, and Cu as spacer layer materials, the strength of the observe d exchange coupling decays exponentially and extends to as much as 50 Angstrom.