Title :
The temperature dependence of perpendicular anisotropy in Co/Pt and Co/Au multilayer films
Author :
Zhang, H.Y. ; Wang, Y.J. ; Zheng, G.G. ; Shen, J.X. ; Shan, Z.S. ; Sellmyer, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing, China
fDate :
11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the temperature dependence of the effective perpendicular anisotropy and interface anisotropy in the temperature region of 80 K to 290 K for Co/Pt and Co/Au multilayers. Different temperature dependences of the interface anisotropy have been observed for these two types of multilayers. It is suggested that the strain due to the lattice misfit may not be the main cause of the perpendicular anisotropy in Co/Pt and Co/Au multilayers
Keywords :
cobalt; gold; internal stresses; magnetic anisotropy; magnetic multilayers; platinum; 80 to 290 K; Co-Au multilayer films; Co-Pt multilayer films; interface anisotropy; lattice misfit; perpendicular anisotropy; strain; temperature dependence; temperature region; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Gold; Magnetic multilayers; Nonhomogeneous media; Physics; Saturation magnetization; Sputtering; Superconducting magnets; Temperature dependence; X-ray scattering;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
