Bistable coupling states measured on single Co nanoclusters deposited on CoO(111) |
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Authors: | Le Roy D Morel R Pouget S Brenac A Notin L Crozes T Wernsdorfer W |
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Affiliation: | Department of Physics and Astronomy and Nebraska Center for Materials Nanoscience, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA. damien.le-roy@hotmail.fr |
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Abstract: | We describe novel features of the induced magnetic anisotropy in Co nanoclusters coupled with a CoO(111) layer. Individual cluster magnetism was studied using new microbridge superconducting quantum interference devices. Intrinsically, the Co clusters are single domains with an effective anisotropy constant K(F)≈1.5×10(6) erg·cm(-3). A bistable state of the ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic coupling is revealed, with a maximum bias systematically observed along CoO[10 ?1] and an interfacial coupling energy of 0.9 erg·cm(-2). The small bias observed in cluster assembly results from an averaging over the two opposite stable states. |
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