[Co/Pd]-NiFe exchange springs with tunable magnetization tilt angle

• Published in: Applied physics letters Vol. 98; no. 17; pp. 172502 - 172502-3
• Main Authors: Nguyen, T. N. Anh, Fang, Y., Fallahi, V., Benatmane, N., Mohseni, S. M., Dumas, R. K., Åkerman, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Institute of Physics 25.04.2011
• Subjects: Condensed Matter Physics; Den kondenserade materiens fysik; Fysik; Magnetism; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Other physics; Physics; Spintronics; Tilted Anisotropy; Övrig fysik

We investigate exchange coupled [ Co / Pd ] 5 - NiFe thin films. Due to competition between the in-plane shape anisotropy of the NiFe and strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of the [ Co / Pd ] 5 multilayer, unique magnetic configurations are achievable. In particular, we explore the out-of-plan...