Abstract
The structurization of thin Co and Fe magnetic layers (Au/Co/Au/MgO and Pd/Fe/MgO) into micronic to nanometric scale ribbons by the so-called atomic saw method induces a strong uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in these two kinds of systems. In both cases, the anisotropy is assumed to originate from magnetoelastic effects, locking the magnetization along the stripes in the Co films, and perpendicular to the stripes in the Fe films. The atomic saw process was seen to enhance an anisotropic relief of the strain field in the case of thin iron films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 871-872 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 196 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 May 1999 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 7th European Magnetic Materials and Applications Conference, EMMA-98 - Zaragoza, Spain Duration: 9 Sept 1998 → 12 Sept 1998 |