A circularly polarized X-ray study of the temperature-dependent spin-reorientation transition of thin Co films
2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 226-230; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0304-8853(00)01017-9
ISSN1873-4766
AutoresJ. Langer, R. Sellmann, J. Hunter-Dunn, Anders Hahlin, Olof Karis, D. Arvanitis, H. Maletta,
Tópico(s)Theoretical and Computational Physics
ResumoUtilizing vector magnetometry by means of X-ray circular dichroism, the temperature-driven spin reorientation from an in-plane to out-of-plane orientation in thin Co films is studied in an epitaxially grown Au/Co/Au trilayer with decreasing temperature. Probing the remanent state by changing the photon helicity provides evidence for a smooth transition and the formation of a metastable magnetic multi-domain state at temperatures below the transition temperature.
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