Magnetic crossover effect in Nickel nanowire arrays

A crossover effect in the magnetic reversal mechanism within arrays of Nickel nanowires whose diameter varies from 15 to 100 nm is observed around 50 nm. Hysteresis loops and FMR measurements confirm that nanowire diameter controls effectively the nanowire easy axis as well as the magnetization reversal mechanism. This might be very interesting for spintronic devices based on current-induced domain motion such as non-volatile magnetic memory elements (MRAM) and low Ohmic loss devices.     

Magnetostatic interactions in dense nanowire arrays

We demonstrate the importance of magnetostatic interactions in dense arrays of ferromagnetic nanowires. Beginning from a simple micromagnetic model, we have calculated the interaction field for saturated magnetization in the plane of the array (perpendicular to the axes of the wires) and normal to the plane, using a hybrid (numerical and analytical) strategy. The slope of interaction field versus wire length changes dramatically at the transition between a dipolar regime (at very small lengths) and a monopolar regime (for longer nanowires). We present the interaction fields and the applied fields at saturation for large nanowire arrays. These results are compared with experiment for electrodeposited arrays, and very good agreement is obtained. This shows that the high field behavior of such arrays is dominated by magnetostatic effects and that a nanowire array behaves like a double-sided distribution of magnetic monopoles.     

Layer resolved magnetization reversal study in SmCo5/Fe nanocomposite bilayers

A hard/soft SmCo5/Fe nanocomposite magnetic bilayer system is fabricated on x-ray transparent 100-200 nm thin Si3N4 films by magnetron sputtering.The microscopic magnetic domain pattern and its behaviours during magnetization reversal in the hard and the soft magnetic phases are studied separately by element specific magnetic soft x-ray microscopy at a spatial resolution of better than 25 nm.We observe that the domain patterns for the soft and hard phases show coherent behaviours in varying magnetic fields.We derive local M(H) curves from the images of Fe and SmCo5 separately and find the switches for hard and soft phases to be the same.     

电化学沉积Fe与FePd纳米线阵列的磁性

利用电化学沉积方法在氧化铝模板中制备了一维Fe和Fe_095Pd_{0 05}合金纳米线阵列.两种样品均有(110)晶向择优取向，纳米线直径为60nm.在这一直径下形状各向异性 和内禀晶体各向异性的竞争结果很适合考察Pd掺杂的磁性行为.研究发现在FePd纳米线中， 由于极少量Pd在Fe中的合金化，减弱了晶体各向异性与形状各向异性的影响，改变了磁畴结 构，增强了畴壁钉扎作用，结果在Fe_095Pd_005纳米线 中便显示出强烈的沿线方向的各向异性，方形度和矫顽力也有较大改善. 关键词： 纳米线 电化学沉积 磁性     

大规模制备Ni80Fe20纳米线阵列及其磁学特性研究

利用电化学沉积方法在高度有序纳米孔氧化铝模板中大规模制备了Ni80₈₀Fe 20₂₀纳米线阵列.该方法得到的Ni80₈₀Fe20₂₀ 纳米线产率高（约1012^{12—101313/cm22）, 而且这些纳米线阵列具有（111）择优生 长取向和很高的纵横比.与体材料相比,这些Ni80₈₀Fe20₂₀纳 米线阵列具 关键词： 纳米线阵列 磁性}     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of Fel00-xMox alloy nanowire arrays

The Fel00-xMox （13≤x ≤25） alloy nanowire arrays are synthesized by electrodeposition of Fe^2＋and Mo^2＋ with different ionic ratios into the anodic aluminum oxide templates. The crystals of Fel00-xMox alloy nanowires gradually change from polycrystalline phase to amorphous phase with the increase of the Mo content and the nanowires are of amorphous structure when the Mo content reaches 25 ate, which are revealed by the X-ray diffraction and the selected area electron diffraction patterns. As the Mo content increases, the magnetic hysteresis loops of Fel00-xMoz alloy nanowires in parallel to the nanowire axis are not rectangular and the slopes of magnetic hysteresis loops increase. Those results indicate that the magnetostatic interactions between nanowires and the magnetocrystalline anisotropy both have significant influences on the magnetization reversal process of the nanowire arrays.     

Growth and magnetic properties of single crystalline Ni nanowire arrays prepared by pulse DC electrodeposition

Highly textured Ni nanowire arrays were fabricated into anodic aluminum oxide(AAO) templates by pulse DC electrodeposition.The applied voltage and pH value of electrolytes were found strongly affecting the microstructure and magnetic properties of Ni nanowire arrays.Low applied potential and pH value both prefer to form polycrystalline fcc Ni nanowires.Increasing the applied potential or pH value favors the Ni [220] texture and even eventually forms the [220] oriented single crystal Ni wires,while exorbitan...     

Effect of bilayer repeats on magnetic properties of Au-buffered Co/Ni multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

The effect of bilayer repeats (N) on the static and dynamic magnetic properties of Co/Ni multilayers was investigated. The effective perpendicular magnetic anisotropy constant of multilayers drops from $1.08\times {10}^6$ erg/cm³ to $0.78\times {10}^6$ erg/cm³ with N increasing from 5 to 11. For Co/Ni multilayers with $N\le 7$, sharp magnetization switching was observed. In contrast, Co/Ni multilayers with $N\ge 9$ have a long tail in the hysteresis loop. Ferromagnetic resonance measurements show that intrinsic Gilbert damping changes from 0.021 to 0.016 with increase in N and is inversely proportional to N. This study provides a deep understanding and effective control of magnetic properties of Co/Ni multilayers for spintronics devices.     

Tunable interface anisotropy in a Pt/Co_(1-x)Fe_x/Pt multilayer

Interfacial magnetic anisotropy in a Pt/Co1-xFex /Pt multilayer is tuned by doping iron atoms into the cobalt layer.The perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and out-of-plane coercivity are found to decrease with increasing x.For a specific x,the out-of-plane coercivity acquires a maximal value as a function of the thickness of the CoFe layer.At low temperature,the coercivity is enhanced.Small coercivity but reasonably large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy can be obtained by controlling the x and CoFe layer thickness.     

MgO/Pt界面对增强Co/Ni多层膜垂直磁各向异性及热稳定性的研究

采用直流磁控溅射法在玻璃基片上制备了Pt底层和MgO/Pt双底层的Co/Ni多层膜样品, 通过反常霍尔效应研究了不同MgO厚度和退火温度对样品垂直磁各向异性(perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, PMA)的影响. 随着底层中MgO厚度的逐渐增加, 样品的矫顽力也随之增强, 霍尔电阻变化不大; 对样品进行退火处理后发现, 单纯Pt底层的Co/Ni多层膜随着退火温度的升高, 霍尔电阻逐渐降低, 矫顽力则迅速降低, 热稳定性较差; 而当MgO/Pt双底层的样品在200 ℃退火后矫顽力大幅增加, 霍尔电阻略微有所减小, 更高的退火温度使得Co和Ni合金化, 导致多层膜的PMA特征减弱.     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of Fe100-xMox alloy nanowire arrays

The Fe100-xMox(13≤x≤25) alloy nanowire arrays are synthesized by electrodeposition of Fe 2+ and Mo 2+ with different ionic ratios into the anodic aluminum oxide templates.The crystals of Fe100-xMox alloy nanowires gradually change from polycrystalline phase to amorphous phase with the increase of the Mo content and the nanowires are of amorphous structure when the Mo content reaches 25 at%,which are revealed by the X-ray diffraction and the selected area electron diffraction patterns.As the Mo content increases,the magnetic hysteresis loops of Fe100-xMox alloy nanowires in parallel to the nanowire axis are not rectangular and the slopes of magnetic hysteresis loops increase.Those results indicate that the magnetostatic interactions between nanowires and the magnetocrystalline anisotropy both have significant influences on the magnetization reversal process of the nanowire arrays.     

Effects of dipolar interactions on magnetic properties of Co nanowire arrays

Magnetic properties and magnetization processes of Co nanowire arrays with various packing densities are investigated by means of object-oriented micromagnetic framework(OOMMF) software package with finite difference micromagnetic simulations. The packing density of nanowires is changed with the diameter, number of nanowires and center-to-center spacing between the wires. The magnetization reversal mechanism and squareness of the hysteresis loops of the nanowire arrays are very sensitive to the packing density of nanowires. Clear steps and plateaux on the demagnetization are visible,which turns out that dipolar interactions among the wires have a significant influence on switching field.     

Magnetostatic modes in coupled antiferromagnet/ferromagnet bilayers

We study the influence of interface effects on the magnetostatic modes propagating in a coupled ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic bilayer. We assume that the magnetic layers are thick enough to be described by the bulk parameters and they are coupled through the interaction between the magnetic moments located at the interface. We use a phenomenological approach taking into account the presence of different magnetic layers in the system to calculate the modified dynamical response of each material. We use the corrected magnetic permeability of the layers to obtain a correlation between the interface characteristics and the physical behavior of the magnetic excitations propagating in the system.     

高矫顽力的Co70Cu30合金纳米线阵列的制备及磁性研究

利用直流电化学沉积法, 在多孔阳极氧化铝模板中首次制备出了具有[220]取向的单晶 面心立方结构的CoCu固溶体合金纳米线阵列, 其Co含量高达70%.透射电子显微镜显示纳米线均匀连续, 具有较高的长径比, 约为300. 磁性测量表明所制备的Co₇₀Cu₃₀ 合金纳米线具有超高的矫顽力H_c//=2438 Oe(1 Oe=79.5775 A/m)和较高的矩形比S//=0.76, 远高于以往报道的CoCu合金纳米线的磁性, 分析表明磁性好的主要原因是由于较高Co含量和高形状各向异性. 通过磁性测量和模型计算, 得到Co₇₀Cu₃₀ 合金纳米线阵列在反磁化过程中遵从对称扇型转动的球链模型, 并从结构的角度分析了Co₇₀Cu₃₀合金纳米线阵列的反磁化行为.     

The effect of substrate on magnetic properties of Co/Cu multilayer nanowire arrays

Ordered Co/Cu multilayer nanowire arrays have been fabricated into anodic aluminium oxide templates with Ag and Cu substrate by direct current electrodeposition. This paper studies the morphology, structure and magnetic properties by transmission electron microscopy, selective area electron diffraction, x-ray diffraction, and vibrating sample magnetometer. X-ray diffraction patterns reveal that both as-deposited nanowire arrays films exhibit face-centred cubic structure. Magnetic measurements indicate that the easy magnetization direction of Co/Cu multilayer nanowire arrays films on Ag substrate is perpendicular to the long axis of nanowire, whereas the easy magnetization direction of the sample with Cu substrate is parallel to the long axis of nanowire. The change of easy magnetization direction attributed to different substrates, and the magnetic properties of the nanowire arrays are discussed.     

In situ resistivity and magnetoresistance studies of Co/Au(111) single layers and bilayers

We report here on resistance and magnetoresistance (MR) studies of ultrathin Co/Au(111) single sandwiches and bilayers with perpendicular magnetization. Resistance of the films was measured in situ in ultrahigh vacuum, during depositions and as a function of a perpendicular applied magnetic field. A large MR variation with the thickness of Au coverage was observed and compared to calculations. The coercive field of the Co films shows a drastic variation with the Au coverage thickness, which reflects the theoretical anisotropy variation. It was measured as a function of temperature. For the first time, the effect of interlayer interaction on the resistivity of a Co bilayer during the growth of Co top layer, is evidenced and compared to calculations. Finally, hysteresis loops of strongly antiferromagnetically coupled bilayers are investigated. Received 3 November 1998 and Received in final form 18 January 1999     

磁场对模板法制备的Co纳米线结构和磁性的影响

在用二次氧化法制备的高度有序的氧化铝模板上通过交流电化学方法制备了Co纳米线阵列．研究了外加磁场及电解液pH值对纳米线生长的影响．在pH值为6.0和6.5的电解液中分别在不加磁场和沿纳米线轴向施加0.3 T磁场情况下制备了hcp结构的Co纳米线阵列．实验数据表明,沉积时外加磁场和调节pH值能有效影响纳米线中hcp结构的Co晶粒的易磁化轴沿纳米线长轴方向生长．由于晶粒的磁晶各向异性和纳米线沿长度方向的宏观形状各向异性叠加,制备的Co纳米线阵列具有高垂直各向异性,高矫顽力和较高矩形比． 关键词： Co纳米线阵列 织构 磁性     

Temperature dependence of the effective anisotropy in Ni nanowire arrays

Magnetic hysteresis in Ni nanowire arrays grown by electrodeposition inside the pores of anodic alumina templates is studied as a function of temperature in the range between 5 K and 300 K. Nanowires with different diameters, aspect ratios, inter-wire distance in the array and surface condition (smooth and rough) are synthesized. These microstructure parameters are linked to the different free magnetic energy contributions determining coercivity and the controlling magnetization reversal mechanisms. Coercivity increases with temperature in arrays of nanowires with rough surfaces and small diameters ─33 nm and 65 nm─ when measured without removing the alumina template and/or the Al substrate. For thicker wires ─200 nm in diameter and relatively smooth surfaces─ measured without the Al substrate, coercivity decreases as temperature rises. These temperature dependences of magnetic hysteresis are described in terms of an effective magnetic anisotropy K_a, resulting from the interplay of magnetocrystalline, magnetoelastic and shape anisotropies, together with the magnetostatic interaction energy density between nanowires in the array. The experimentally determined coercive fields are compared with results of micromagnetic calculations, performed considering the magnetization reversal mode acting in each studied array and microstructure parameters. A method is proposed to roughly estimate the value of K_a experimentally, from the hysteresis loops measured at different temperatures. These measured values are in agreement with theoretical calculations. The observed temperature dependence of coercivity does not arise from an intrinsic property of pure Ni but from the nanowires surface roughness and the way the array is measured, with or without the alumina template and/or the aluminum support.     

CoFeB/MgO不连续多层纳米软磁薄膜微波电磁特性

采用直流/射频磁控溅射方法和不连续多层交替沉积工艺,制备了CoFeB/MgO系列纳米不连续多层薄膜,研究了微波频段下的电磁性能.结果表明,通过调整CoFeB合金相和MgO介质相的相对含量可有效调控薄膜的微结构和电磁性能,且在［Co₆₄Fe₂₄B₁₂(0.7nm)/MgO(0.4nm)］₄₀薄膜中获得了优良的微波软磁性能和高电阻率,其饱和磁化强度1.3 T,难轴矫顽力130 A/m,电阻率3.4mΩ·cm,且共振频率高达2.1 GHz,磁导率实部μ′和虚部μ″在1.59 GHz处均高于240,并且在0.9—2 GHz宽频带范围同时大于100.该薄膜可用于微波吸收材料和电磁兼容的设计中. 关键词： 纳米磁性颗粒膜 磁导率频谱 电磁性能 吸波材料     

Magnetic depth profiling of Fe/Au multilayer using neutron reflectometry

We present unpolarized and polarized neutron reflectometry data on Fe/Au multilayer sample for characterizing the layer structure and magnetic moment density profile. Fe/Au multilayer shows strong spin-dependent scattering at interfaces, making it a prospective GMR material. Fe/Au multilayer with bilayer thickness of 130 Å was grown on Si substrate by RF magnetron sputtering technique. Unpolarized neutron reflectivity measurement yields nuclear scattering length density profile. The magnetic scattering length density profile has been obtained from polarized neutron reflectivity measurements.