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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JKMS.2012.22.1.001

Study of the Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy and Exchange Bias in [Pd/Co]5/FeMn Superlattices  

Kim, Ka-Eon (Department of Physics, Inha University)
Choi, Hyeok-Cheol (Department of Physics, Inha University)
You, Chun-Yeol (Department of Physics, Inha University)
Abstract
We investigate the exchange bias effect in $[Pd/Co]_5$ superlattice structures which are representative system of the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. We fabricate Si/$[Pd/Co]_5$/FeMn structures, and study the exchange bias variations by measuring hysteresis loop variations with thickness of FeMn layer. In order to optimize the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, we fix the thickness of Pd with 1.1 nm and investigate the dependence of the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy on the ferromagnetic Co layer thickness. As results, we find that the biggest coercivity in 0.3 nm of Co layer without FeMn layer. The biggest exchange bias field is found for 0.3 nm of Co layer when we change the Co thickness with fixed FeMn thickness. When we vary thickness of FeMn layer, the biggest coercivity is found for 5 nm of FeMn layer. No exchange bias is observed when the FeMn layer is thinner than 3 nm, and the exchange bias field increases with FeMn layer thickness continuously up to 15 nm.
Keywords
perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; exchange bias; superlattice; spintronics; cobalt; palladium;
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