Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of an ultrathin Fe layer grown on NiO(001)

The magnetic anisotropy and magnetic interactions at the interface between Fe and NiO(001) were investigated. Depending on the growth conditions of the NiO(001) layers and the post-annealing temperature, the preferential magnetization direction of the ultrathin Fe layer grown on a NiO(001) layer cha...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-05
Main Authors: Kobayashi, Soki, Koizumi, Hiroki, Yanagihara, Hideto, Okabayashi, Jun, Kondo, Takahiro, Kubota, Takahide, Takanashi, Koki, Sonobe, Yoshiaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anisotropy
Antiferromagnetism
Coercivity
Dichroism
Ferromagnetism
Flow velocity
Lattice parameters
Magnesium oxide
Magnetic anisotropy
Magnetic moments
Magnetization
Nickel oxides
Room temperature
Substrates
Temperature dependence
Thickness
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Summary:The magnetic anisotropy and magnetic interactions at the interface between Fe and NiO(001) were investigated. Depending on the growth conditions of the NiO(001) layers and the post-annealing temperature, the preferential magnetization direction of the ultrathin Fe layer grown on a NiO(001) layer changed from in-plane to a direction perpendicular to the film plane. The lattice constant of the NiO(001) layers parallel to the growth direction increased with O\(_2\) flow rate, while that parallel to the in-plane were locked onto the MgO(001) substrate regardless of the growth conditions of the NiO layers. Moreover, perpendicular magnetization was observed only when the NiO layer was grown with O\(_2\) flow rates higher than 2.0 sccm corresponding to oxygen-rich NiO. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements revealed an enhancement in anisotropic orbital magnetic moments similar to the origin of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy at the Fe/MgO(001) interface. The interfacial magnetic anisotropy energies were 0.93 and 1.02 mJ/m\(^2\) at room temperature and at 100 K, respectively, indicating less temperature dependence. In contrast, the coercivity \(H_c\) exhibited a significant temperature dependence. Although no signature of exchange bias or unidirectional loop shift was observed, \(H_c\) was strongly dependent on the NiO layer thickness, indicating that the exchange interaction at the interface between the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic layers was not negligible, despite the NiO(001) being a spin-compensated surface.
ISSN:2331-8422