Effects of interfacial structure on the magnetic properties of ultrathin Fe/Pt(111) films with Ag buffer layer

Yao Jung Chen; Chi Ching Chang; Huei Ying Ho; Jyh Shen Tsay

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2011.03.065

Effects of interfacial structure on the magnetic properties of ultrathin Fe/Pt(111) films with Ag buffer layer

Yao Jung Chen, Chi Ching Chang, Huei Ying Ho, Jyh Shen Tsay^*

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Department of Physics

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Abstract

For Fe/Pt(111) grown at 180 K, the easy axis of magnetization changes from out-of-plane to in-plane while the surface structure changes from fcc(111) to bcc(110). The Curie temperature for 1 ML Fe/Pt(111) is close to room temperature. After insertion of submonolayer Ag, no significant change for the Curie temperature is observed. By thermally annealing Ag/Pt(111) at 550 K to form a Ag-Pt surface alloy, we demonstrate that the Curie temperature of the deposited Fe films is elevated to be higher than room temperature. For an ultrathin Fe/Ag/Fe/Pt(111) sandwich system, the strong interaction between the two Fe layers is superior due to the effect of the double Fe/Ag interfaces. This causes that the easy axis of the magnetization switches back to the in-plane direction during the deposition of Fe overlayer on the surface of a Ag/Fe/Pt(111) film.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8343-8346
Number of pages	4
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	519
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.03.065
Publication status	Published - 2011 Sept 30

Keywords

Ag
Fe
Magneto-optic Kerr effect
Spin-reorientation transition
Surface alloy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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