Magnetization reversal in Co/Pd multilayers with varying Co sublayer thickness

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作者：

Choe, SB

Shin, SC

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[1] Department of Physics, Korea Adv. Inst. Sci. and Technol.

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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 1997年 / 81卷 / 08期

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10.1063/1.364711

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O59 [应用物理学];

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We have investigated magnetization reversal in nanostructured Co/Pd multilayers. Interestingly enough, reversal phenomena in this system were found to be very sensitive to the Co-sublayer thickness and very contrasting reversal behaviors were observed between the samples having 2-Angstrom-thick Co and 4-Angstrom-thick Co sublayers. Direct domain observation and time-dependent magnetization viscosity curves revealed the wall-motion dominant reversal in the former samples, and the nucleation dominant reversal in the latter samples. Magnetization reversal in Co/Pd multilayers was theoretically studied by Monte Carlo simulation and experimentally observed reversal behaviors could be well explained. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.

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