Title :
Magnetic configuration in (110) Eu films
Author :
Soriano, S. ; Dumesnil, K. ; Dufour, C.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys. des Mater., Univ. H. PoincareNancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
Abstract :
(110) europium films exhibit an atypical magnetic arrangement at low temperature, characterized by a low magnetization value from macroscopic magnetization measurements. An accurate analysis of the temperature and magnetic field range, where this specific configuration is stabilized, has shown that it is favored by a small Eu thickness. A two-helices configuration with propagation vectors along [100] and [010] may explain this low magnetization state.
Keywords :
europium; magnetic structure; magnetic thin films; magnetisation; (110) europium film; Eu; helical phase; magnetic structure; magnetization; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic domains; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic films; Magnetic resonance; Magnetization; Niobium; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Satellites; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2003.815578
