Title :
Magnetic domain walls in exchange-coupled DyFe/sub 2//YFe/sub 2/ superlattices
Author :
Dumesnil, K. ; DUFOUR, CHRISTIAN ; Rogalev, A. ; Wilhelm, F.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys. des Materiaux, Univ. H. Poincare, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
fDate :
March 30 2003-April 3 2003
Abstract :
In this paper we study the reduction of the hard material thickness (DyFe/sub 2/) should modify the classic magnetization reversal process, where the exchange springs should develop in the soft part before the irreversible switch of the hard one. Various samples with DyFe/sub 2/ thicknesses ranging between 100 /spl Aring/ and 30 /spl Aring/ have been analyzed.
Keywords :
antiferromagnetic materials; dysprosium compounds; exchange interactions (electron); magnetic domain walls; magnetic multilayers; magnetic switching; magnetisation reversal; permanent magnets; soft magnetic materials; yttrium compounds; 100 to 30 /spl Aring/; DyFe/sub 2/-YFe/sub 2/; classic magnetization reversal process; exchange coupled DyFe/sub 2//YFe/sub 2/ superlattices; exchange springs; hard material thickness reduction; irreversible switch; magnetic domain walls; soft magnetic materials; Superlattices;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2003. INTERMAG 2003. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7647-1
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2003.1230254
