Magnetic anisotropy peculiarities of Gd/Co films near the magnetic compensation state

Authors
Vas'kovskiy, VO Svalov, AV Vazquez, M Hernando, A Kurlyandskaya, GV Garcia, D Gorbunov, AV
Citation
Vo. Vas'Kovskiy et al., Magnetic anisotropy peculiarities of Gd/Co films near the magnetic compensation state, J MAGN MAGN, 203, 1999, pp. 295-297
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
ISSN journal
03048853 → ACNP
Volume
203
Year of publication
1999
Pages
295 - 297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-8853(199908)203:<295:MAPOGF>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The magnetic anisotropy of ferrimagnetically coupled Gd/Co and Gd/Cu/Co/Cu multilayers has been analysed. The samples exhibit a high in-plane magnetic anisotropy above that value expected from the shape anisotropy. The origin of this anisotropy is discussed in terms of the creation of magnetic charg es at the interfaces due to a negative exchange interaction between Co and Gd. A theoretical model has been developed to describe the perpendicular re magnetisation process of these samples. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.