Physical Review Letters · 2004 · 105 citations · 34 references
EngineeringSpintronic MaterialMagnetic MaterialsMagnetoresistanceMagnetismStripe DomainInterlayer CouplingMagnetic Thin FilmsMaterials SciencePhysicsMagnetic MaterialSpintronicsFerromagnetismMagnetic Stripe DomainsNatural SciencesSurface ScienceApplied PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsMagnetic PropertyMagnetic Field
Magnetic stripe domains in the spin reorientation transition region are investigated in (Fe/Ni)/Cu(001) and Co/Cu/(Fe/Ni)/Cu(001) using photoemission electron microscopy. For (Fe/Ni)/Cu(001), the stripe domain width decreases exponentially as the Fe/Ni film approaches the spin reorientation transition point. For Co/Cu/(Fe/Ni)/Cu(001), the Fe/Ni stripe orientation is aligned with the Co in-plane magnetization, and the stripe domain width decreases exponentially with increasing the interlayer coupling between the Fe/Ni and Co films. By considering magnetic stripes within an in-plane magnetic field, we reveal a universal dependence of the stripe domain width on the magnetic anisotropy and on the interlayer coupling.
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Magnetic live surface layers in Fe/Cu(100)
J. Thomassen, Falk May, B. Feldmann et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1992 · 480 citations