Coercivity induced by random field at ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interfaces

S. Zhang; D. V. Dimitrov; G. C. Hadjipanayis; J. W. Cai; C. L. Chien

doi:10.1016/S0304-8853(98)01155-X

Coercivity induced by random field at ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interfaces

S. Zhang, D. V. Dimitrov, G. C. Hadjipanayis, J. W. Cai, C. L. Chien

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In the presence of random fields at an interface between a ferromagnetic and an antiferromagnetic layer, the domain walls in the ferromagnetic layer are pinned by local minimum energy. To move the domain walls, an applied magnetic field must be large enough to overcome statistically fluctuating energy. We have calculated this energy and found that the coercivity can be as large as a few kOe for a thin ferromagnetic layer. It is also found that the coercive field at low temperature scales as 1/t^3/2 where t is the F layer thickness, and the coercive field decreases strongly with temperature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	468-470
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume	198
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-8853(98)01155-X
State	Published - Jun 1 1999
Event	Proceedings of the 1998 3rd International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers (MML-98) - Vancouver, BC, Can Duration: Jun 14 1998 → Jun 19 1998

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