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Competing exchange interactions in magnetic multilayers.

B Skubic1, E Holmström, D Iuşan

  • 1Department of Physics, Uppsala University, Box 530, SE-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden.

Physical Review Letters
|February 21, 2006
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Alloying a nonmagnetic spacer with magnetic material tunes interlayer coupling in magnetic multilayers. This study observed a 50% magnetoresistance reduction near the antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic coupling switchover.

Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • Magnetism

Background:

  • Magnetic multilayers exhibit tunable interlayer coupling, crucial for spintronic devices.
  • Alloying spacer layers offers a method to modify magnetic exchange interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the effect of alloying the vanadium (V) spacer with iron (Fe) on interlayer coupling in Fe/V(100) magnetic multilayers.
  • Explore the competition between antiferromagnetic Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yoshida (RKKY) exchange and direct ferromagnetic exchange.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental synthesis and characterization of Fe/V(100) multilayers with varying Fe concentrations in the V spacer.
  • Theoretical calculations of exchange coupling and transport properties.
  • Measurement of magnetoresistance (MR) as a function of spacer composition and thickness.

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Main Results:

  • Observed good agreement between theoretical calculations and experimental measurements for exchange coupling and transport properties.
  • Demonstrated the creation of competing antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic exchange interactions by alloying V with Fe.
  • Reported a significant reduction in magnetoresistance (approximately 50%) near the transition from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic coupling.

Conclusions:

  • Alloying the nonmagnetic spacer layer is an effective strategy for tuning interlayer coupling in magnetic multilayers.
  • The Fe/V(100) system exhibits a complex interplay of exchange interactions influenced by Fe concentration.
  • The observed magnetoresistance reduction highlights the potential for controlling magnetic properties through controlled alloying.