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Magneto-Optical Indicator Film Study of the Magnetization of a Symmetric Spin Valve

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Author(s)

Valerian I. Nikitenko, V S. Gornakov, L M. Dedukh, Yury P. Kabanov, A F. Khapikov, Lawrence H. Bennett, P J. Chen, Robert D. McMichael, Michael J. Donahue, L Swartzendruber, Alexander J. Shapiro, H J. Brown, William F. Egelhoff Jr.

Abstract

A magneto-optical indicator film (MOIF) technique is used for direct experimental study of the magnetization reversal process in a symmetric NiO/Co/Cu/NIFe/Cu/Co/NiO spin valve. It is shown for the first time that the reversal of the free center layer proceeds by nonuniform magnetization rotation. The observed switching mechanism is presumed to be associated with the influence of the nouniform magnetostatic field that follows from surface roughness and the polycrystalline structure of the magnetic layers.
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume
32
Issue
No. 5

Keywords

magneto-optical indicator

Citation

Nikitenko, V. , Gornakov, V. , Dedukh, L. , Kabanov, Y. , Khapikov, A. , Bennett, L. , Chen, P. , McMichael, R. , Donahue, M. , Swartzendruber, L. , Shapiro, A. , Brown, H. and Egelhoff, W. (1996), Magneto-Optical Indicator Film Study of the Magnetization of a Symmetric Spin Valve, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=853076 (Accessed April 24, 2024)
Created September 1, 1996, Updated February 17, 2017