Abstract
The effects of ion irradiation were studied on epitaxial Cu/Ni/Cu(001) structures with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The spin reorientation transitions occurred from perpendicular to in-plane magnetization after ion irradiation. It was found that the spin reorientation transition was caused by the relaxation of strain in Ni layer, which was initiated by ion irradiation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4017-4019 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Nov 18 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)