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Negative coercivity in epitaxially grown (110) DyFe2/YFe2 superlattices

Negative coercivity in epitaxially grown (110) DyFe2/YFe2 superlattices
Negative coercivity in epitaxially grown (110) DyFe2/YFe2 superlattices
Molecular beam epitaxial methods have been used to grow single crystal Laves phase DyFe2 /YFe2 superlattice samples with a (110) growth direction. Detailed magnetization curves have been obtained for YFe2 dominated multilayer samples [wDyFe2/4wYFe2] x16 with w = 45, 50, and 55 Å. In particular, it is shown that the formation of magnetic exchange springs in the magnetically soft YFe2 layers, can be used to engineer multilayer samples with a negative coercivity. Further, by using asymmetric field cycling procedures, we have investigated the irreversible parts of the M–B loop, associated with the switching of the DyFe2 multilayers.
0003-6951
964-966
Beaujour, J-M.L.
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Gordeev, S.N.
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Bowden, G.J.
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de Groot, P.A. J.
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Rainford, B.D.
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Ward, R.C.C.
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Gordeev, S.N.
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Bowden, G.J.
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Beaujour, J-M.L., Gordeev, S.N., Bowden, G.J., de Groot, P.A. J., Rainford, B.D., Ward, R.C.C. and Wells, M.R. (2001) Negative coercivity in epitaxially grown (110) DyFe2/YFe2 superlattices. Applied Physics Letters, 78 (7), 964-966. (doi:10.1063/1.1344594).

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Molecular beam epitaxial methods have been used to grow single crystal Laves phase DyFe2 /YFe2 superlattice samples with a (110) growth direction. Detailed magnetization curves have been obtained for YFe2 dominated multilayer samples [wDyFe2/4wYFe2] x16 with w = 45, 50, and 55 Å. In particular, it is shown that the formation of magnetic exchange springs in the magnetically soft YFe2 layers, can be used to engineer multilayer samples with a negative coercivity. Further, by using asymmetric field cycling procedures, we have investigated the irreversible parts of the M–B loop, associated with the switching of the DyFe2 multilayers.

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Published date: February 2001

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Local EPrints ID: 14737
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/14737
ISSN: 0003-6951
PURE UUID: eabad8e5-cc8f-4ca5-bbb5-a7a7843116ef

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Date deposited: 01 Mar 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:30

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Author: J-M.L. Beaujour
Author: S.N. Gordeev
Author: G.J. Bowden
Author: P.A. J. de Groot
Author: B.D. Rainford
Author: R.C.C. Ward
Author: M.R. Wells

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