Microscopic analysis of the composition driven spin-reorientation transition in NixPd1-x/Cu(001).
Ultramicroscopy(2015)
Abstract
The spin-reorientation transition (SRT) in epitaxial NixPd1−x/Cu(001) is studied by photoemission microscopy utilizing the X-ray magnetic circular dichroism effect at the Ni L2,3 edge. In a composition/thickness wedged geometry, a composition driven SRT could be observed between 37ML and 60ML, and 0 and 38% of Pd. Microspectroscopy in combination with azimuthal sample rotation confirms a magnetization preference changing from the [001] to an in-plane easy axis. At this increased thickness, the domain patterns arrange comparable to SRTs in ultrathin films. The images document domains equivalent to a canted state SRT, at which an additional effect of in-plane anisotropies could be identified.
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Key words
Magnetism,Thin films,Spin-reorientation transition,Magnetic anisotropy
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