UNIDIRECTIONAL ANISOTROPY IN EXCHANGE-COUPLED NIFE/FEMN SYSTEM FOR THIN NIFE FILMS

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KIM, YK
HA, K
REA, LL
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[1] Quantum Peripherals Colorado, Inc., Louisville
[2] Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
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10.1109/20.489784
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The unidirectional exchange anisotropy field H-ex was investigated in NiFe/FeMn films. It was found that the H-ex is proportional to t(NiFe)(-1.2) for 30 Angstrom less than or equal to t(NiFe) less than or equal to 400 Angstrom where t(NiFe) is the NiFe film thickness. For t(NiFe) = 30 Angstrom, H-ex was measured to be 800 Oe in some samples. NiFe/FeMn structures on alumina underlayers were also studied; their presence reduces the strength of the anisotropy significantly.
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