Magnetization direction switching in Fe/Cu(100) epitaxial films : temperature and thickness dependence

The magnetization direction switching is investigated in epitaxial Fe/Cu(100) films by spin-polarized scanning electron microscopy. The transition is followed from perpendicular to in-plane magnetization with both increasing film thickness and varying temperature. No variation of magnetic moment wit...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1992-12, Vol.69 (23), p.3385-3388
Main Authors: ALLENSPACH, R, BISCHOF, A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Exact sciences and technology
Magnetic properties and materials
Magnetic properties of surface, thin films and multilayers
Metals. Metallurgy
Physics
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Summary:The magnetization direction switching is investigated in epitaxial Fe/Cu(100) films by spin-polarized scanning electron microscopy. The transition is followed from perpendicular to in-plane magnetization with both increasing film thickness and varying temperature. No variation of magnetic moment with magnetization direction change is found. A perpendicular stripe domain configuration is identified which evolves from the low-temperature single-domain state during the reorientation phase transition.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.69.3385