Magnetic properties of exchange springs

被引:22
作者
Bill, A [1 ]
Braun, HB
机构
[1] Paul Scherrer Inst, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
[2] Tech Univ Munich, Dept Phys, D-85748 Garching, Germany
[3] Inst Max Von Laue Paul Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble, France
关键词
magnetic multilayers; mesoscopic system; exchange spring; hysteresis loop; magneto resistance;
D O I
10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.12.097
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We study the magnetic properties of an exchange spring resulting from an analytical treatment of the bilayer structure for arbitrary material parameters, layer thickness, and interface coupling. We analyze the mechanisms governing the formation of a partial domain wall, and the magnetization reversal under an external field (coercive field of the bilayer). We also discuss energy barriers and the effect of thermal fluctuations on the hysteresis loop and calculate the anisotropic magnetoresistance of the bilayer for the current in plane geometry. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1266 / 1267
页数:2
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