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Exchange bias like effect induced by domain walls in FeGd/FeSn bilayers

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  • F. Canet
  • C. Bellouard
  • S. Mangin
  • C. Chatelain
  • C. Senet
  • R. Siebrecht
  • V. Leiner
  • M. Piecuch

Abstract

A study of exchange bias phenomenon in ferrimagnetic /ferromagnetic FeGd/ FeSn bilayers is presented. The amorphous FeSn and FeGd alloys have been grown by co-evaporation. Specific growth conditions allow to induce an uniaxial anisotropy in both alloys in a parallel direction. After saturation of the bilayers under a positive field, the hysteresis loop of one of the layer is shifted towards a positive field H E . The sign of the exchange bias field H E is shown to be due to the antiferromagnetic coupling between the net magnetizations of both alloys. The field H E is studied as a function of the thickness of each layer and of the temperature. Using ac-susceptibility measurements and polarized neutron reflectometry, it is shown that the reversal of magnetization of the bilayers is dominated by the presence of a domain wall at the interface. This exchange bias system is shown to act as a potential well for the magnetic domain wall. Within this assumption and thanks to a precise magnetic characterization of each alloy, the evolution of H E with the thickness of the layers is well reproduced using simple one-dimensional analytical models for the domain wall or a more elaborate numerical approach. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2003

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  • F. Canet & C. Bellouard & S. Mangin & C. Chatelain & C. Senet & R. Siebrecht & V. Leiner & M. Piecuch, 2003. "Exchange bias like effect induced by domain walls in FeGd/FeSn bilayers," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 34(4), pages 381-394, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:34:y:2003:i:4:p:381-394
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2003-00235-y
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