Oscillation of the coercive force for ultrathin Ag/Co/Cu(111) films

J. S. Tsay; Y. D. Yao; J. Y. Lin; C. S. Yang

doi:10.1063/1.1354587

Oscillation of the coercive force for ultrathin Ag/Co/Cu(111) films

J. S. Tsay^*, Y. D. Yao, J. Y. Lin, C. S. Yang

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The magnetic properties of ultrathin Ag/Co/Cu(111) films have been investigated using the surface magneto-optical Kerr effect technique. Along polar direction with a harder axis of magnetization, Ag overlayer-induced oscillation of the coercive force shows a strong in-plane anisotropy for complete Ag atomic layers. It is consistent with the enhanced longitudinal Kerr intensity. A more significant change of the magnetic properties for a thinner film was observed and this should be attributed to a larger ratio of the magnetic-nonmagnetic interface to the volume. The relatively easy axis of the magnetization is along the longitudinal direction for the Ag/Co/Cu(111) system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7377-7379
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	89
Issue number	11 II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1354587
Publication status	Published - 2001 Jun 1
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th Joint Magnetism and Magnetic Materials-Intermag Conference - San Antonio, TX, United States Duration: 2001 Jan 7 → 2001 Jan 11

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Oscillation of the coercive force for ultrathin Ag/Co/Cu(111) films

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